Help
Technical Issues
Having RV issues? Connect with others who have been in your shoes.
cancel
Turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Conversations

Start a conversation

Battery Failing Prematurely

I bought a 100 amp hour deep cycle battery about 18 months ago, and it seems to be failing. It will only remain above 12 volts in the camper, for about 12 to 14 hours, with normal camper use. When it was new, it would last for 2 or more days. This...

Meanwell RSP 1500-15 147 Amps Into 12 Volts WOW!

I did a full-0n load test this morning, because I finally got my adjustable carbon pile load tester back. Both a Manganin shunt plus 5-digit voltmeter and a DMM inductive ammeter confirmed the amperage.Hah! Now I need to force-feed the unit with cool...

Norcold 442 won't cool on LP

I have an old Norcold 442 in my even older RV. Fridge works great on 110V AC. The burner tube was rusted and the flame wasn't very big, so it wouldn't cool on LP. Yesterday I finally got a replacement burner tube (they now use a flare fitting, which ...

Power Converter Hum?

Hello, I have a project camper that I am working on to get it on the road.It's a 1997 Dutchman. It has a Magnetek 45amp power converter with battery charger. Model# 6345. Everything works fine such as the AC, fridge, water heater and lights but I hav...

AC

I was fooling around with the lights in the bedroom, which looks like it is on the DC circuit, i blew a 15 amp fuse. But at the time the AC was on, and i lost power to that when thefuse blew. The breaker for the AC was not tripped. So I wired off the...

Barry_J by • Explorer
  • 666 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes

Suburban hot water heater issue

I am sure this has been posted on before, but I have a 2014 Keystone Travel trailer, with a Suburban hot water heater.Works perfectly fine when running on propane, but when trying to run on electric, water will not heat up. Worked a few weeks ago per...

jabres by • Explorer II
  • 2241 Views
  • 10 replies
  • 0 likes

Should I upgrade to 2000w in parallel or single 3100w ?

I just "upgraded" from my old motorhome to a Jayco Jay Flight. Unfortunately it has the 15k A/C upgrade which immediately trips the breaker on my 2000w Champion inverter.With the motorhome I could run the 13.5k A/C, but this bigger one looks like it...

gunterm by • Explorer
  • 5666 Views
  • 24 replies
  • 0 likes

Replacing Electric Step Motor

I'm replacing my motor on the electric steps and it's a Stromberg Carlson Lippert part # SP1636669. My question is when you replace the motor do I need to have the steps fully extended, retracted, or does it matter? I've tried to Google it, but no l...

Problem or problems with Honda 2000i generators?

I have a problem or problems with a pair of Honda 2000i generators. I've had them since about 2004 or 2005. Typical Honda product. They usually start on the first pull. Second on a bad day. They aren't high hour units. They are running in parallel fo...

Honda maintenence

I saw the above sticky with all the missing pictures, thought this could help.HONDA MAINTENENCE

Fizz by • Explorer
  • 383 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Electrical connection between trailer and truck problem

I did a really dumb, dumb thing. The plug between the truck and trailer was sort of corroded and not always making a good connection so I used what I had--WD-40 to clean them. It worked. BUT now the the male plug simply falls out of the female recept...

Earl_E by • Explorer
  • 929 Views
  • 8 replies
  • 0 likes

Maximum amps for testing AGM capacity?

After a winter of being very sick, and a spring of catching up on farm chores, I am finally back to being able to work on the van at least once in a blue moon. Next step, testing the 100aH Fiamm telecom batteries I got used. I've been topping them of...

Naio by • Explorer II
  • 2351 Views
  • 34 replies
  • 0 likes

Electric brakes

I just bought a 2000 Haulmark enclosed trailer and need to get it through inspection. It has a small breakaway battery on the tongue of the trailer and a deep cycle battery inside both are bad. If I just replace the deep cycle battery what wiring cha...

mlj427 by • Explorer
  • 776 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes

Freezer -3 Fridge at 51 what's the problem?

We are boondocking in the Yukon and now my refrigerator isn't cooling down. 51 was probably the temperature outside last night, so no reason it shouldn't be colder....Could the thermistor be bad? I do have a replacement believe it or not because it w...

buylow12 by • Explorer
  • 2010 Views
  • 21 replies
  • 0 likes

Truck Camper adding inverter

Would like to hear from people on there recent experience on adding an inverter.My goal. To power a 1350 watt microwave for 10 minutes at max power.I have two group 27 batteries and a 120 watt solar panel. Wanting to add at least a 3000 watt pure s...

Top Liked Authors
View all
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest