Power Issue in my 2014 Rockwood Travel Trailer

jbjuices wrote:
Found the issue. I hooked the battery up wrong and it caused the 2 fuses behind the converter to blow. Actually Camping World found the issue. They were nice enough to get me in ahead of everyone else so I can come home and pack up to go. Thanks for all the advice!

You should go to the CW service forum and post your experience there. It seems that a regular contingent over there feel CW is the most inept incompetent service provider that ever surfaced on the planet in spite of their stunning success as a company. I say well done.

Found the issue. I hooked the battery up wrong and it caused the 2 fuses behind the converter to blow. Actually Camping World found the issue. They were nice enough to get me in ahead of everyone else so I can come home and pack up to go. Thanks for all the advice!

Agree ,take a small 10 amp battery charger and with some care it will keep your battery up if your converter goes out on a trip.

I had a similar problem this past weekend. My converter started dying right before my trip, and completely died on the first full day. If your converter is like mine, it is simply plugged into a 120v outlet for power. Unplug it. This will allow you to run all of your 12v needs off your battery. Take your battery charger with you to keep your battery topped off while camping.

All of your 120v and your 12v appliances and outlets will work this way. Just be mindful that your 12v items will be running off your battery and the converter will not be keeping your battery charged. You will have to do that manually with a charger.

You can dig into and repair the converter issue when you return home. You won't lose any of your camping trip at all.

Edit: If by chance your converter is hard wired, and I don't know if any are, then you should have a breaker that kills power to the converter. You would have to find that breaker and flip it off.

If you're not really experienced with electrical matters, I'd suggest you call a mobile tech to look over the systems. A "pop" can typically be a short or loose connection.

We don't have enough information to diagnose the exact problem nor do we know what conditions you will be in when camping to offer solutions for your trip.

Check all of the 12 volt fuses. They are the blade type in the power panel. You will have to remove them and look to verify the ribbon hasn't melted leaving an open circuit. A voltmeter helps here... Disconnect from shore power to insure you don't poke around and get zapped with 120 volts! Touch the black probe to a ground... The metal frame of the power panel will work. Touch the red probe to both sides of each fuse in turn... They should all have 12 volts on each side - find the one that only has 12 volts on one of the fuse legs and you have found the blown fuse.

The fact that you still have some lights and the slide motors work indicates that you have at least some battery (12 volt) left.

The frig requires 12 volts for the controls... The circuit it is on is obviously off. Find the 12 volt fuse for it!

I'm not convinced the converter is bad - if you have a voltmeter disconnect the trailer from shore power and with all lights and appliances off check the voltage at the battery... Should be 12 - 12.6? Volts. Plug the trailer back in and check the voltage again - should jump to 13+ volts. If so the converter is working. Even if the converter isn't working you can use a standard battery charger plugged into either an outside receptacle on the trailer or a receptacle on the power pedestal.... Remember to bring a proper size (12 - 14 ga) extension cord!