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Deano_1
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Jun 22, 2017

Power only on shore power

Hey everyone,

We went camping last week (connected to shore power) towed the camper home and when I tried run the run the electric hitch, I discovered it would only run when connected to the electric at the house. The lights, awning and slide would also only work when connected to shore power.

Any ideas why this isn't running anything on the batteries ( I have two with a A/B marine switch and both batteries are on and fully charged.

I'm actually out of town until Friday, so if anyone replys with a potential solution, I won't be able to look at the camper until the weekend.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Deano

11 Replies

  • Are you sure batteries are charged----or do they show good voltage but can't actually hold a load??


    Shore power/gen supply AC power to converter which supplies the DC System so voltage stays up.

    W/O Shore/Gen..what is voltage AT batteries?
    What does voltage due when you try any of those DC items?

    Battery NEG connection to ground....clean/tight?

    Otherwise..pull them and have them load tested at any auto parts place