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Re: 1999 Vangaurd Cutaway Class C electrical issues
Thanks for the replies everyone. So the batteries were hooked up backwards. They looked correct until I crawled under the motorhome to see that what I thought should have been the positive wire went to the chassis frame. All is good now.268Views0likes0CommentsRe: 1999 Vangaurd Cutaway Class C electrical issues
I would have thought you would be shorting the batteries if they are connected backwards, as it looked like the are connected to the chassis frame. The battery compartment is small so was hard to see, so I will double check it, perhaps pull the batteries right out. Thank you.269Views0likes0CommentsRe: 1999 Vangaurd Cutaway Class C electrical issues
Yeah, I know my leads were not reveresed, I would hold them there and watch the voltage go from positive to negative just by switching from the converter to house batteries. The problem is, I do not know what wires are reversed, at the switch? I don't want to short something out and cause more damage. I can't even pull the switch out from the wall, there is zero slack in the wiring. Thanks for the responce :)268Views0likes0Comments1999 Vangaurd Cutaway Class C electrical issues
I am posting for a friend of mine who just bought a used Vangaurd Class C. The Motorhome is in overall great condition, but there is one issue we found. When running off the house batteries we noticed the fridge, furnace, and tank level monitor will not turn on. Everything works fine when running off A/C power. There is a switch inside that has 3 positions (generator/house/converter). What we observed is that when switched to converter (motorhome plugged into AC) that all the DC fused lines are at 12V as they should be, but when we switch to the house batteries all the DC fused lines measure -12V. These measurments are taken inside the fuse/breaker panel. We also measured the same thing at the back of the fridge. The fridge will work off propane and 12VDC as long as the motorhome is powered through the conveter and the the motorhome is getting AC power. Does anyone know why this is? Is there something wired backwards, or is a -12VDC ok? The lights, waterpump, and water heater still turn on when switched to house battery, just the fridge, furnace, and tank monitor that don't turn on. Thank you,1.7KViews0likes9Comments
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