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Tizi's avatar
Tizi
Explorer
May 26, 2016

No Power - Unplugged from Shore Power

Just got my camper set up after being covered all winter. The camper was plugged in with a small heater running to keep it from freezing. About 18 months ago I installed an upgrade to the converter/charger in my 2007 NL camper (PD4655 - 55 AMP Converter) from Best Converters. It worked great until I unplugged yesterday. I have no power when off of shore power. When plugged in, the batteries are getting charged and are totally full of charge. What could be causing this? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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  • jimh406's avatar
    jimh406
    Explorer III
    May 26, 2016
    Batteries could be dead or maybe you forgot to turn on the battery switch. I think my batteries always show full charge when plugged in.
  • Tizi's avatar
    Tizi
    Explorer
    May 26, 2016
    The batteries are like 2 years old. I hope they are not toast. Ill check the battery disconnect. IF that was off, wouldn't the batteries not register when checking voltage?
  • jimh406's avatar
    jimh406
    Explorer III
    May 26, 2016
    On mine, I believe the meter still registers when the switch is off.
  • darsben's avatar
    darsben
    Explorer II
    May 26, 2016
    The only right way is to put a VOM on the disconnected battery and take a reading.
    The reading you get about the batteries being full could just be sensing the charging voltage going to the battery.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    May 26, 2016
    Check the water. Have you been paying attention to that?
  • Tizi's avatar
    Tizi
    Explorer
    May 26, 2016
    Will try the switch when I get home. Does anybody know if there is could be an inline fuse at the batteries?
  • hedge's avatar
    hedge
    Explorer
    May 26, 2016
    Any chance you hooked the battery up wrong? My converter has fuses for reverse polarity protection
  • Tizi's avatar
    Tizi
    Explorer
    May 27, 2016
    it was the battery cut off switch for camper. However, my exterior lights are not working. I checked the fuses in the camper, had the pigtail tested, and my truck checked. Any ideas?

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