Almost all my electrical quit working
Hooked up the battery on my camper this weekend and almost nothing worked. No heat, no hot water and no frig.:h The natural gas detector had no power. Only some of the lights were working. Hooked up t...
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The fuses for the converter are usually on the converter body, and not in the fuse panel.
Here is the step by step process I'd use to trouble shoot. If you find an issue at any step, you can correct the problem and check to make sure everything is working.
1. Check for voltage on the battery posts and battery terminals.
2. Make sure the batteries are wired correctly.
3. Disconnect from shore power, and pull off the negative battery terminal. Remove the converter front panel and slide the converter out until it's visible. Look for fuses on the converter and check with the ohm meter function of your meter to make sure they are good.
4. CAREFULLY plug back into shore power and verify that you have 120V AC to the input of the converter. Then check the output terminals to make sure you have 12V DC (Actually about 13.5V DC).
5. If you have voltage at the converter leads, and it's not making it to the battery, you'll have to trace the wiring back to the battery to find out where the open circuit is. It could be an in-line fuse, or a loose connection. By the way, you did make sure your battery disconnect switch was closed?
Here is the step by step process I'd use to trouble shoot. If you find an issue at any step, you can correct the problem and check to make sure everything is working.
1. Check for voltage on the battery posts and battery terminals.
2. Make sure the batteries are wired correctly.
3. Disconnect from shore power, and pull off the negative battery terminal. Remove the converter front panel and slide the converter out until it's visible. Look for fuses on the converter and check with the ohm meter function of your meter to make sure they are good.
4. CAREFULLY plug back into shore power and verify that you have 120V AC to the input of the converter. Then check the output terminals to make sure you have 12V DC (Actually about 13.5V DC).
5. If you have voltage at the converter leads, and it's not making it to the battery, you'll have to trace the wiring back to the battery to find out where the open circuit is. It could be an in-line fuse, or a loose connection. By the way, you did make sure your battery disconnect switch was closed?
