Overloading my Victron Multiplus II
I’ve had a gremlin I’ve been searching for and FINALLY found it! My inverter was overloading and I even blew a 400 amp fuse. This had me a little more than worried. I’ve been searching for this thing for a few days and finally found it! I narrowed it down to one of the AC’s but I wasn’t sure why they would have started acting up. I’ve been able to pull my AC’s on battery power for a short period of time when the power goes out due to the fact I installed soft starts in both units. Then all of a sudden the inverter started overloading. It took me a while to narrow it down to what the overload was coming from then the power went out and all I had on were the fridge and AC’s. So I looked at my alarm log s and it said overload on line 1. I thought ok, cool that has to be the living room AC. I got up on the roof and couldn’t see anything wrong with the AC. or the soft start. But I thought well, maybe a capacitor went out? But then as I was digging into the issue later that day I noticed all the power while running on batteries was coming through line 1. I knew for a fact I wired both AC’s on separate lines so this puzzled me. I thought what’s going on did something short out in the inverter? So I dig in some more and learned when on shore power the AC’s do show to be on separate lines but when the inverter switches to batteries it bonds both lines. So, the alarm would always show to be on line 1. So, I got back up on the roof and inspected the other AC. Nothing caught my eye on the unit itself so I looked into the soft start. THERE WAS WATER INSIDE THE SOFT START! The circuit board was shorting out. So the good news is I know what was causing the issue and the inverter doesn’t appear to be damaged. Now I just won’t run the bedroom AC until I can pick up a new soft start. We will be at the Grand Design National Rally in a little over a week so I’ll pick one up there. Water and electricity don’t mix!23Views0likes0CommentsNo 12 Volt without converter
So my recently acquired 2002 Jayco Qwest 253D fiver suddenly has absolutely no power when not connected to shore power. Both batteries are showing 12.5 volts, so seem good, but not getting charged by converter. All electric works fine with shore power, but no 12 volt at all without shore power. All the regular 12 volt fuses are good. There is no battery shut off switch as i haven’t gotten around to installing one yet. Someone told me there is an automatic disconnect switch that might have gone bad, but i can’t locate one. I’d appreciate any help anyone can provide. Thanks!Solved115Views0likes8Comments12 volt does'nt work
i have a 2022 Forest River Flagstaff 21FBRS travel trailer. In 4 years we never had an issue until now. On our last trip, our 12 volt system stopped working (fridge, slide outs, lights, etc.). I made sure that the the battery disconnect switch was on. I checked circuit breakers. All okay. Once we got to our destination and plugged into shore power, everything worked. When we got back home I had the batteries checked. They were bad, so I bought new batteries. Still no 12 volt working. So I assume the problem is somewhere between the batteries and the the inside of the trailer. By the way, I tried the electric jack using only battery power and it works just fine. But I guess that is because it is directly connected to the batteries. Any suggestions on trouble shooting before I take it back to the dealer (which charges $165 per hour).62Views1like4Comments2019 attitude landing gear motor issues
I have a 2019 attitude that every time I go down on my landing gear, it pops the inline fuse. I have changed the motor the switch the short circuit relay even with the motor not connected and just sitting there, it still pops the fuse. I thought it went straight to the battery, but it looks like it goes Under the trailer, somewhere. Where else might it go that I'm missing? And why would it just short out on the down or extend?34Views0likes4Comments2024 Holiday Rambler
My 2024 Holiday Rambler, Armada 40M; Running on generator I mistakenly used the microwave while running the cloths dryer as well as all three A/C’s, resulting in all three units shutting down, I know, I know! Well now not one of them will start back up! I checked the breaker panel and nothing is off? It’s supposed to be pretty warm tomorrow (July 4th in Rhode Island) so any help is very appreciated!Solved121Views0likes5CommentsBad tail light wiring
Hi All - I have a problem with the left tail light on my new to me 2002 Jayco Qwest. The tail light itself works, but the turn signal, brake, and flasher do not. Everything works correctly on the right side. I assumed the problem was a bad bulb, but it turns out I’m only getting about 2 volts to the wire that powers the turn break and flashers. I’ve reached in and pulled out that wire as far as I can and from what I can see there are no bad connectors there. Anyone have any thoughts as to how I can get a new wire routed to that light. I don’t see any access inside or from the bottom. Just FYI , the wire scheme is as follows: Right light (works) Tail light - Green Turn, brake, Flash - Brown Left light (only tail light works) Tail light - Green Turn, brake, Flash - Red (only 2 volts). Thanks, Any help appreciated.Solved145Views0likes5CommentsJayco 260BHW No Power w/ Battery, Shore or Vehicle connection.
Just bought a new Jayco 260BHW last year and everything worked fine. Brought it out of storage today and have no power to the unit. Tried connecting to shore power with no luck. Jack works fine. Battery was stored in the house and it measures good. I don't think there's a main power switch to kill everything, in that I disconnect the negative terminal on the battery after every camping trip last year. Checked breakers, fuses in panel under the fridge, but can't figure what's going on. Any help would be greatly appreciated.66Views0likes3CommentsPower converter
Hi everybody I’m new here hope you can help me I ave a motorhome Fleetwood soutwind 206 and my house battery won’t charge I tested tehe charger and it’s bad so the charger is a WFCO 9875 it’s a 75A so the thing I want to know can I put a 30A instead of the 75A thank you for your answer172Views0likes13Comments2002 HR QUITE ONAN 4000 gen wont start
Just purchased this Alantis 2002 class c quite 4000 Onan gen wont start Previous owner said they had hooked it up to a gas can and it ran fine I disconnected that fire hazard but now gen wont start I made sure gas is flowing up to gen not sure if carb is getting gas. It is turning over and trying to start but no luck on getting it running. Need help to figure this out.100Views0likes6CommentsElectrical Outlet issues
My 2018 fifth wheel Hideout by Keystone 299RLDS is .. my 50amp plug that was plugged into main electrical box went out bc it went out at the main box. Lot owner plugged a 30 amp into my 50 amp and plugged it into the main box lights came on but nothing else works. NoAC no outlets no tvs no mucrowave. Not even a fan. Just lights and hot waterheater and awning lights. 2 slide outs work but nothing else help me please105Views0likes4Comments