Clicking with Shore Power
Hello, I just purchased a used 97 Jayco trailer. Started cleaning stuff up and getting things figured out at home last weekend. Saturday afternoon I wired up a 30amp 110 volt recepticale to plug ...
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Bear9350 wrote:westend wrote:I am wondering why my lights were not getting powered off my battery? I checked and still had 12+ volts at the battery and I was able to power the slide out with the battery but the lights would not turn on.Again, check the circuit breaker that is close to the battery. It may have failed with the oscillating on/off clicking situation. You also have a converter problem if there is no output on the converter's terminals when powered.
Am I looking for actual circuit breakers or just fuses? I haven't seen any breakers but I have checked some fuses and they were good.
Look for a small metal can. It may be tucked into the frame rails or it may even be inside a junction box. Best practices is that it is within 18" of the battery but that is rarely the case in the RV world. Follow the (+) cable from the battery back towards the trailer. Look below the tongue.
This is what you are looking for:
Check for voltage on both posts if your battery is connected. Check for continuity between the posts if the battery is disconnected. This is a $5 part at an auto parts store.
