Converter question
The converter wasn't working so I pulled it out of the pop up camper. It turn out that the fuse holder was loose so I fixed it. Now it working but it outputting over 15V DC. Is that normal for th...
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wa8yxm wrote:
Man, I have not seen a converter like that since the ORIGINAL 3 amp Progressive Dynamics I had in a PUP..
As I said, I would put in a good one,, Something from Progressive Dynamics.
WHY: Well if you keep the trailer 3 years the new converter will pay for itself in batteries you DO NOT replace.. that's why.
Given a Progressive 9180 with Wizard (The Wiz is important) my factory Interstates made it to 9 years and I made a few "OOPS" type mistakes along the way.. I hope to hit a full decade with their replacements.
I agree with you on this, if I plan on keeping the trailer then yes I would invest in a newer converter that also can do batteries.
The pop up camper is pretty old and its canvas got holes all over which I patched with Gorilla duct tape. I doubt I will be keeping it much longer.
I just wanted to get the electrical working for at least one or two more camping this year then I most likely will put it up for sale.
However it is my goal to find a good used travel trailer with a bunch of electrical problem so it will go cheap then rebuilt the system since it something that my family will use for years in future.
Now I have put the converter back together and back in the camper. The lamps and water pump are working great so I will just leave it at that.
Thank you to everyone who posted feedback in this thread.
Have a great summer!
Bill
