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lbaldwin
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May 20, 2013

No electric in rig - although plugged in - bad batteries.

I was camping this weekend at a fairgrounds with only 15-20 amp svc. I have a 50 amp plug (2000w heart freedom inverter/convertor) which I ran to a 30 amp then to a 20 amp plug. My house batteries a...
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Lobstah
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May 20, 2013
The 12VDC circuit usually powers things like control panels, etc. If you lost 12VDC, you wouldn't have power to the control panel.
If you had NO 12VDC, I'd suspect the charging circuit. That will usually put out 13.5vdc even if the batts are bad.
Put a meter on the batts while plugged in and see what you get. Many times, if the batts go bad, the converter/charger isn't far behind because it gets overworked trying to charge batts that can't be charged.

Jim

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