no 12 volt power from batteries.
1985 Holiday Rambler Imperial 33 ft. electrical issue please help on shore power - lights work - therefore converter must work on shore power, vehicle warming up - lights pulse no shore power, ...
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The inverter is not the only place that battery power goes to. You apparently have a separate connection to the 12V distribution panel, which is not at all unusual. This connection very often has some sort of a disconnect solenoid switch in it to shut off the power to the RV for storage. This is sometimes called a "salesman's switch" for reasons that I'm not entirely certain of.
On my motorhome, there's a little toggle switch to control this solenoid near the entry door, with one side labeled "use" and the other "store", and a red light that illuminates when in the "use" mode. This is a momentary switch; it springs back to the middle, and only activates the solenoid to turn the power on or off. Most have something very similar, though of course the location of the switch could be most anywhere.
There is probably also a fuse or a self-resetting circuit breaker near the battery for the wire that leads to the 12V distribution panel. This would be separate from/in addition to the fuse for the inverter wire.
It's possible that you have a wire that is just plain not connected to the battery but should be. I'd take a careful look for one hanging around loosely in the battery area.
On my motorhome, there's a little toggle switch to control this solenoid near the entry door, with one side labeled "use" and the other "store", and a red light that illuminates when in the "use" mode. This is a momentary switch; it springs back to the middle, and only activates the solenoid to turn the power on or off. Most have something very similar, though of course the location of the switch could be most anywhere.
There is probably also a fuse or a self-resetting circuit breaker near the battery for the wire that leads to the 12V distribution panel. This would be separate from/in addition to the fuse for the inverter wire.
It's possible that you have a wire that is just plain not connected to the battery but should be. I'd take a careful look for one hanging around loosely in the battery area.
