Electrical problem

[rutzbeck]

So I have a 99 Bigfoot camper. Tonight I was sitting in the camper when all of a sudden all the plug ins when dead. The microwave has no power and neither do the plugs. I checked the power and there is power at the cord. Just to make sure I plugged into another plug. No power in the camper. I do have power to my charger. I have flipped the main switch on and off. No help. I wasn't using that much power. I was charging my computer and using my Nebulizer. I am thinking that maybe the main panel is gone or the main switch went south. The charger was changed 4 years ago and it has power to it. I can see the green light. Any ideas?

[SidecarFlip]

Z-Peller wrote:
GFI plug outlet in galley near sink controls all the inside outlets in my Bigfoot camper. This is likely your problem. Reset that GFI to power up all inside plugs.

Ground Fault Interrupters like a thermal circuit breaker have a finite lifespan (some sooner, a lot sooner) that others, depending on manufacture. IOW, they don't last forever and some have a very short lifespan...

[SpeakEasy]

Bumpyroad wrote:

rutzbeck wrote:
I think that is the problem. It won't stay reset. So I will have to get it changed. The charging for the batteries is working fine. Thank you for your help.

problem may not be "IN" the GFI. external causing gfi to trip.
bumpy

Yeah. Sounds like the GFI is doing its job of protecting you from a ground FAULT problem. Prolly the campground's wiring.

[Bumpyroad]

rutzbeck wrote:
I think that is the problem. It won't stay reset. So I will have to get it changed. The charging for the batteries is working fine. Thank you for your help.

problem may not be "IN" the GFI. external causing gfi to trip.
bumpy

[rutzbeck]

I think that is the problem. It won't stay reset. So I will have to get it changed. The charging for the batteries is working fine. Thank you for your help.

[Z-Peller]

GFI plug outlet in galley near sink controls all the inside outlets in my Bigfoot camper. This is likely your problem. Reset that GFI to power up all inside plugs.

[Tucker2]

Just a thought but you could have lost a phase or a neutral if plug into shore power.

[Itchey_Feet]

Check the GFI (inside) your camper, probably two of them.

[rutzbeck]

So I am at a National park in Alaska teaching for them. They have me plugged into a GFI and it has been raining. I changed to another GFI in the garage and it didn't work there either. I have a LED light on my extension cord and it says it has power. I will try an non GFI tonight. I'm still not sure I am getting power to the charger. I have a green light at the Charger/converter but the battery level says full but not charging. It sometimes sticks so I am just watching it. If it isn't charging the batteries can I borrow a charger and put it on the batteries?

I would have to go out of the park to try the generator. They are not great with the idea of the camper let alone a generator running.

It was weird, no smell, no pop just a wind down like a generator going off.
Thank you for your help.

[gpascazio]

Haf the same rhing happen to me. Like Bumpy said check the reaet on the GFI outlet

[Bumpyroad]

GFI?????????????
bumpy

[jimh406]

If you have a generator, try that. Maybe the campground power is bad.

Does the converter have any type of fuse? If you know the model check the manual or Google to see what you can find.

Also, you could ask a mod to move this thread to the general tech help forum.