If I turn on only one light in my 5th wheel, I get a hi-pitch squeal. When I turn on a second or more lights, the squeal stops. Is my inverter doing this? A problem?
CAn the squeal happen with any one light or just a certain light? Have you recently upgraded to LED's? Can you put a regular old incandescent in one light? Testing would be turn on light with LED. A) Squeal B) NO squeal IF A) replace led with incandescent and repeat test. Could be a bad or crappy led lights
If it's the 120v - 12v side, changing to LED's may help, might just move the problem so the squeal happens when you turn on 5 lights, or run the pump..etc.
Is this a problem when running on battery or just shore power?
Any experience soldering on circuit boards?
You mention inverter, you have a built in inverter (ie: 12v to 120v) or do you mean the converter (120v - 12v)?
That's what I suspected. Does the problem happen when on 12volt only?
IMO this type of problem indicates something is likely to fail, may last another 20 years.. or 2 days.
Last time I was in a converter they are fairly simple devices, perhaps check and see if there are any TV repair folks around, you'd be surprised how many retired engineers make money on the side fixing electronics. Or find someone selling high end stereos on craigslist, often those folks are buying and fixing up old high end equipment for resale.