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Re: Power Converter trouble
If your converter is humming, I would start by checking the voltage on your house batteries. You should see 13 + volts if it is working. If not check the output of the converter itself, do you see 13 + volts? It is probably a single stage converter, and they generally last a long time.470Views1like0CommentsRe: House battery drain
I would disconnect the negative cable and set your multimeter to amps connect the two leads between the post and neg cable end and see what your parasitic draw is. If it is several amps or more, you have something on like a light in a storage bay. If less than an amp or so, check your battery it may have a shorted cell or be on its way out. Being that the batteries are a year old, and you already disconnected the neg terminal, when you return from your trip after 6 days take another reading, if they are still fully charged you know something was left on. If you still read 10 volts you know your battery is bad assuming that you fully charged your batteries both times.1.2KViews1like1CommentRe: Rank your RV issues
Don't know where to begin with this one. I don't think I ever made a trip without something failing or needing to be fixed. Front end failures were the biggest problem and the largest cost of ownership. Autopark system was the next most problematic, green switch failed at least 4 times once at 60 mph and always on a trip. Exhaust manifolds cracked and engine over heated. Thorley headers fixed that and added 80 more HP and a cooler running engine. Radiator is original. Everything else circuit boards for refer, WH, HWH jacks, HYD line bursting, door lock failures, fuel pump failure, genset problems, I just consider normal for a 27 year old MH with 124,000 miles of travel. What I consider good on the MH is the cable slide which has never given me a problem. Refer is original and still cools well with a new burner tube and board. Jacks still have original seals and square return springs, only maintenance is silicone spay on shafts every other year or so when they return slow. Rubber roof has never leaked, caulked every year and coated twice. Steps are original and still work after a relay replacement in the control board. Both roof top AC's still work with just normal cleaning. Never touched the propane heater and it still works. Awning blew off in 40 mph cross winds in Wyoming. Slide topper as well as window awnings are all original. 2 6V Sams Club batteries are 16 years old and still read 50 % SOC or more after 7 days of dry camping. All in all, I think the near trouble-free systems outweighs the bad systems.1.4KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Older Norcold fridge issue
Also, I see you live in Az. and the temps have been very hot there lately. My Norcold will get up to 50 in 90 degree weather but cool into the 40's overnight when the temps drop into the 70's. How long did you keep the refer plugged in? Do you have any food inside it or is it empty? In 100 degree weather any Absorbtion refer is going to struggle in those temps. Just opening the door to check it will let warm air in especially if there is no food in there to keep things cool. Before you spend money on a new one I would keep it plugged in for several days and if the fridge is empty put a thermometer in a glass of water and check the temps that way.1.5KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Can.t get to MSN home page on my Ipad.
Other web sites work. If I go to google same thing happens MSN web page comes up but does not load. When I check updates, it says they are all up to date. I have tried to Goole why this is happening and got to apple forum's and tried some stuff which did not help. One forum talked about disabling security but could not figure out how to do that. This is an older IPad Air, Sofware Version12.5.7, model number ME993LL/A (no warranty). This conflict happened right after I got the second laptop. It worked fine for years until last week. When I go to the app store I only see MSN outlook mail, I don't see one that looks like the one I have now.808Views0likes0CommentsCan.t get to MSN home page on my Ipad.
I got a new laptop last week and since transferring files from the old to the new one I had a number of issues. All have been fixed except my homepage no longer works on mt IPad. It works on my laptop and Iphone but not on the IPad. MSN logo comes up, but page below is blank. In the past the young guys at the Verizon store helped but they had no idea. Any help would be appreciated.1.2KViews0likes2CommentsRe: Kwikee Steps Won't Extend
Kwikee has a nice troubleshooting guide on their web site, once you perform the simple steps you will know if it is a door magnet, a motor or the control board. Mine was a control board issue, mine are 28 years old and motor is still good. Straightened bent linkages, reglued magnet, and cleaned grounds over the years to keep them in working.5.9KViews0likes0CommentsRe: P-30 series air bag info
Before switching AL bags for the HD coil springs, I noticed if you jack up the frontend taking the weight off of the front coil springs, I could increase the ride height by about 1/2 in over just inflating then with no jacks. This IFS suspension to me was very costly to maintain over the straight front axle. The HD coil springs helped but ball joints, control arms, bushings and other moving parts were expensive to replace. Each P-30 has a different ride height based on weight but if I remember correctly after installing the front coils, I got about 1.75 ins of ride height on both sides and before it was almost iron to iron on one side and 1/2 on the other.790Views0likes0CommentsRe: Motorhomes with 19.5 vs 22.5 tires
There are more important factors that tire size that determine how the MH will ride. Weight distribution being one, ideally each tire should carry the same load. Front end alignment being another. Worn shocks front end parts like ball joints tie rods etc will affect the ride even more. All things being equal, which they never are in real life you would not notice a difference in ride quality based on just tire size. You will notice a big difference with too much weight in the rear and a light front end or a front end out of alignment.1.9KViews0likes0Comments
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