Need any input/suggestions on my power awning
Hello all, I posted a few weeks or so ago on how my Carefree Power Awning would not work. I had mentioned at the time that I had used the jumper wire that came with it, and could get the awning to ex...
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"The status of the battery should not matter one bit as long as the TT is plugged into shore power....correct? I mean, I have my TT plugged in here at home (20 amp), so that should be supplying power to the awning correct?"
Maybe. If you have a dead cell in the battery (think 12V-2V=10V)and the converter, while plugged into shore power, cannot raise the battery voltage to above 12V, there could be issues with anything designed to run off the 12 volt supply. I have a power awning but have never tried to run it at 10V so I'm not sure how that would react. Just a thought. Proof would be to measure the 12V source while running the awning.
Maybe. If you have a dead cell in the battery (think 12V-2V=10V)and the converter, while plugged into shore power, cannot raise the battery voltage to above 12V, there could be issues with anything designed to run off the 12 volt supply. I have a power awning but have never tried to run it at 10V so I'm not sure how that would react. Just a thought. Proof would be to measure the 12V source while running the awning.
