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Re: Intermittent 12v electrical issue
Don’t have a circuit breaker on the tongue as I thought this was going to be the culprit. The wires are grounded to the frame there, might be worth cleaning that ground up. Nothing I shook today went past the junction which still has me stumped. The wires from the junction into the trailer look good, inspected them first. Can’t wrap my head around the original problem when I had power 4 feet from the battery. I agree there is an issue with a connection somewhere close to the battery but that isn’t what I saw this morning first.1.3KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Intermittent 12v electrical issue
Thanks, if the power hadn’t been good at the junction originally I’d have said it was the connectors. Just seems weird or that it may have been another problem as well. Going to replace the connectors next week anyway, they look original and that would make them 11 years old. Hopefully that is it.1.3KViews0likes0CommentsIntermittent 12v electrical issue
Running the camper on generator power this weekend and cut the generator off to find I had no 12v power anywhere in the camper. Checked all fuses and pulled the fuse panel with zero 12v power coming in. Went outside and battery tested fine, replaced the 30 amp blade fuse just for fun and it tested fine. Got to the junction box and had power there as well. Finally gave up after an hour of taking things apart and figured I’d bring the camper home to mess with it more. Fired the generator up again for some coffee, then cut it off and what do you know…..12v power everywhere. Well problem solved I guess….no. Turn off the generator and go to unhook the battery since I won’t be out for a couple weeks. Just for fun hooked it back up. Nothing again. Shook the wires and it came on. Did it again and lights are back on. My first thought was the connectors but that doesn’t make sense from the original problem where I had power 4 feet away at the junction. Any ideas on what to check or replace? One other thing I forgot to mention. I don’t recall the green light on my fuse board ever being on this weekend. Not sure if that is related but worth mentioning.2.1KViews0likes13CommentsMicrowave not working….solved problem.
Posting this so others can laugh or save a little work. Microwave cutout while camping last weekend. We run generator power and I confirmed gen was still on and running (because I could hear it). Removed microwave, housing and pulled it out. Nothing obvious. Checked fuses, all good. Tried another outlet and nothing. After googling for an hour I considered taking the microwave apart to see if there was a fuse that was blown. Decided against it because I was in a hurry and needed to run to town for something. Went to cut off the generator and realized the locking plug worked itself loose and disconnected. Doh! Oh well, at least it wasn’t something actually wrong. Long story short, check the basics before dismantling things. Carry on.2.2KViews0likes8CommentsRe: Older trailer, smelly toilet
Had a similar issue we couldn’t resolve on a used trailer. While in the shop for an unrelated issue had them check it out. Without getting too graphic the “solids had solidified” and required a couple rounds of some sort of chemical treatment not generally available to the common man. Fixed the problem and wasn’t overly expensive. Not sure if this is your issue but was ours.427Views0likes0Comments
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