Battery Issue

[heatman]

We are supposed to leave for Camp Freightliner tomorrow.

We went to the local Interstate Battery location this past Saturday. That is took them 2.5 hours to replace 6 batteries is not the problem. The problem is that now, nothing 110v works inside the camper. I had to start the engine to crank the generator and all was good.

We brought the camper home this afternoon to start the load out. Again, I had to start the engine (with out the block heater) to start the generator. I arrived home, plugged into shore power and turned on the refrigerator. I had lunch and before I went out on a service call, I checked to see what was happening. The Intelletic panel which does the load shed was dead but the Xantrec panel showed all good. (I wish that I could post a picture)

Behind the converter is a gizmo that said Mexico (as in Made in) and 300. It looks like a fuse. A big ass fuse. I only show 3.3 volts there but at the batteries, 4-6 volt wired for 12 volts (series/parallel)shows 12 volts.

Local camping store can't see us for a day or 2 and the Battery place is a write off.

Help?

[pianotuna]

Hi,

Before I went *any* further I'd be checking to make sure the polarity is right on the battery bank.

[OnaQuest]

Your Bounder has a BCC (Battery Control Center) that contains the Disconnect solenoids and the Isolation Relay. It also contains two re-settable DC circuit breakers. They are probably tripped.

They look like small terminal blocks with a little black plunger in the base. That's the reset plunger.

I'm not sure where it's located in your rig, but it will have a cover on it that says either Intellitec or RV Custom Products.

Also make sure your battery disconnect switches by the entry door are operational.

[2oldman]

Camp Freightliner? I was expecting to see a big truck in your profile.

[enblethen]

Trace the cable from the fuse to the batteries. They may have dropped it.
Check the ground wire to the inverter.
Have you pushed the reset on the inverter?

[heatman]

enblethen wrote:
Sounds like they may have blown that 300 amp fuse for the inverter.

Nope. Ohm's out perfect. Same voltage both sides.

[enblethen]

Sounds like they may have blown that 300 amp fuse for the inverter.