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Re: Help with lack of 12V power...Updated
I spent the morning tracing wires,and finally discovered the issue. During the construction of my trailer,the person that installed the subfloor failed to notice the two 8ga. wires laying on top of the frame. The subfloor was installed over the wires. Over the course of 10 years it looks like the positive wire finally broke/shorted out from being pinched between the frame and subfloor. I ran new wires from the converter to the batteries and we're back in business. Thanks to all that offered advice.672Views0likes0CommentsRe: Help with lack of 12V power...Updated
2oldman wrote: How did you treat your batteries over the winter? Were they kept charged? Do they have enough water? Are they old? I know you said you checked them, but they can do funny things. They're a year old this month. They're kept on a Noco Genius battery maintainer. Water is correct level.673Views0likes0CommentsRe: Help with lack of 12V power...Updated
Old-Biscuit wrote: Follow battery positive cable that goes to converter. Close to battery will be a In-line fuse OR DC Circuit Breaker ---most likely 30A or larger It has tripped......therefore no DC from battery when not connected to shore power When on shore power converter is supplying DC...but no charging of battery You're correct,there is a 30 amp fuse inline near the batteries. It tested good this morning. Replaced it and the second fuse also tested good. Still no 12V power.672Views0likes0CommentsRe: Oil evac pumps for generator oil changes?
ctilsie242 wrote: First of all, I'm lazy, and the generator sits on the ground, so I hate popping the cork and dealing with the mess. Will using this, with the tube shoved down the dipstick slot be a good way to remove the oil for an oil change? It seems to make life easy. Anyone recommend this, or is this not a good idea for generator oil changes? I use something similar to change oil on my Yamaha. The pumps work great.410Views0likes0CommentsRe: Help with lack of 12V power...Updated
Almot wrote: JustLabs wrote: I'm going out shortly to pull down the underbelly plastic and see if there is a fuse or circuit breaker I can't see. No need to pull down the underbelly. 12V fuse box is often bolted to the frame outside, i.e. below the underbelly, somewhere in front end. Usual $3 residential box with holes and all. With automotive resettable fuse. Could've gotten wet, rusty, mice got to wires, or the fuse tripped. The resettable circuit breakers are in the front storage near the batteries.674Views0likes0CommentsHelp with lack of 12V power...Updated
I de-winterized our trailer,and we took it out for the first time since last fall. Everything was working normally in the driveway. Got unhitched and set up at the campsite. Opened the door and heard the propane detector going off. Thought that was weird and before turning on any lights or appliances sniffed around for a leak. Didn't find anything so I flipped on the lights. The lights were very dim. I checked the battery level with the little dummy sensor used to check black/gray water levels. All the lights on the panel flickered a couple times and went blank. I had lost all 12V power in the trailer. The only thing left working was the landing gear which is wired to a 50A circuit breaker and then to the battery. The landing gear went up and down with no sign of low/dead batteries. I plugged into shore power and everything started working properly. I spent some time checking everything I could think of trying to work out the lack of 12V in the trailer. I was having some coffee Saturday morning when I started to hear a clicking sound. I traced it to the 50amp circuit breaker connected to the landing gear. It tripped and reset about a dozen times and stopped. Checked the landing gear and now they don't work. Got home last night and started digging around again. I've tested and re-tested everything I can think of. The only thing I've found was the bad 50A circuit breaker. I replaced it this morning and the landing gear is again working correctly The converter is putting out the correct voltage. All fuses and circuit breakers test good with a test light,and multi-meter. The batteries show correct voltage and test good with a battery tester. Battery connections are clean and tight. Everything continues to work properly on shore power,and nothing except the landing gear works on 12V At this point I'm stumped. If anyone can think of something I maybe missed,I'd love to hear it. I'm going out shortly to pull down the underbelly plastic and see if there is a fuse or circuit breaker I can't see.2.5KViews0likes16CommentsRe: Toyo AT2 or Terra Grappler G2 or Cooper AT3 or ???
FishOnOne wrote: rctoyguy wrote: FishOnOne - Unless that's a trick question I thought one of the big things about Cooper tires is that they are made in the USA. Or did you just want me to say that? On the contact us page on their site, it's an Ohio address. Just curious... The "Made in ???" is typically molded on the sidewall. All Cooper LT tires are made in the U.S.927Views0likes0Comments
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