Batteries, dimming lights, etc.
Okay, so I know that RV's should run without a battery when they're plugged in. It seems like every time we either move the 5th wheel or if it storms and the power surges (or goes out and runs off the...
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newman fulltimer wrote:
ok you have wires getting wet somewhere causing the converter to go into a safe mode type thing when it dries out it comes back on.check the wireing under your slides
But it doesn't happen only when it rains. It happens on clear days just because of a power surge. We were in MS when it happened too. Clear day, power surged. It went out for about a minute, then came back on. 12v dimmed more and more over the course of 2-3 hours and we had to charge the battery. But no issues after that until the power went out again. Stuff running off the 50 AMP worked fine. TV, satellite, AC in the bedroom (doesn't run off thermostat), fans, etc., were all fine, just the 12v was screwy.
