Newbie ~ electrical problem
Hello ~ We brought home a 2008 R-vision Trailcruiser from the dealer (everything was working when we left the dealer lot). About 10 days went by, I checked the charge panel on the range hood and it ...
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It sounds like you have a dead battery, but here's a couple of things I would look at or consider.
Did you at any time plug the trailer shore power cord into an electric clothes dryer outlet in the garage? This would be bad as those outlets are 240v.
The trailer is not new but you bought it from a dealer. Did they give you any type of warranty? Will they at least look at it for free and see if it's something simple?
Was the battery disconnected for the drive home? If so could you have connected the battery backwards? Make sure that the wires from the negative (-) post on the battery go to the frame of the trailer. Make sure that none of the positive wires go to the frame.
Check for any blown fuses on the positive wires from the battery to the trailer.
Check the circuit breakers in the power panel. Don't just look at them, disconnect the shore power and turn them all off. Give them each a firm push in the off direction to make sure they are all the way off. Now flip them all back on and plug in the power cord.
Do the 120 v outlets work in when plugged in, or are they dead also?
Did you at any time plug the trailer shore power cord into an electric clothes dryer outlet in the garage? This would be bad as those outlets are 240v.
The trailer is not new but you bought it from a dealer. Did they give you any type of warranty? Will they at least look at it for free and see if it's something simple?
Was the battery disconnected for the drive home? If so could you have connected the battery backwards? Make sure that the wires from the negative (-) post on the battery go to the frame of the trailer. Make sure that none of the positive wires go to the frame.
Check for any blown fuses on the positive wires from the battery to the trailer.
Check the circuit breakers in the power panel. Don't just look at them, disconnect the shore power and turn them all off. Give them each a firm push in the off direction to make sure they are all the way off. Now flip them all back on and plug in the power cord.
Do the 120 v outlets work in when plugged in, or are they dead also?
