No power to outlets when in battery mode.
2017 Coachman Viking 16RBD. When plugged into electric everything works fine. When on battery, no power to the outlets, microwave, nor A/C. I've hit reset on all of the GFI protected outlets, checked...
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rmauk wrote:
Thank you for this information. I was unaware that our converter did not convert 12VDC to 120V. We were only looking to charge cell phones and the like. also, a CPAP machine.
Correct, it is rather confusing that the RV industry decided to call the battery charger/power supply a "converter". While it does "convert" 120V to 12V in some respects it should have been called a battery charger since that really was the prime reason for the converter to exist.
For cellphones, tablets and even laptops you simply can use a 12V power port (AKA Cig lighter jack) to charge them.
Cellphones, tablets or any other 5V "USB" type charging port, any 12V power port charger can be used in a RV if you have a power port.
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If no power port is in your RV, you can add one pretty easily and you can also buy 12V USB chargers that hard wire into your 12V system.
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For a laptop, you can often find generic universal power supplies which are designed for 12V power ports. These power supplies are multi voltage and multi amperage design and you select the correct tip that connects to your laptop charging port and voltage and amperage is automatically selected by the tip selection.
For CPAP, there are CPAPS available that operate from 12V, yours may have a power supply "brick" external to the unit, if so there may be a 12V power port adapter available for yours.
Otherwise, if no direct 12V connection, you can buy a small 300W 12V to 120V inverter just for your CPAP unit. Be aware, if you need the humidifier support it is going to require additional battery capacity..
