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heatman
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Mar 11, 2014

Battery Issue

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?
  • Hi,

    Before I went *any* further I'd be checking to make sure the polarity is right on the battery bank.
  • 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.
  • Camp Freightliner? I was expecting to see a big truck in your profile.
  • 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?
  • enblethen wrote:
    Sounds like they may have blown that 300 amp fuse for the inverter.


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

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