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Old 01-11-2018, 05:08 PM   #1
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12 volt out

CG lost power and I have no 12 volt lights either. Landing gear works. No reset buttons on the 2 near the batteries. Batteries have 12.9. Connections are tight.
Battery switches are in proper setting.
 
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Old 01-11-2018, 05:27 PM   #2
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Check your battery disconnect switch in the Convenience Center. These sounds like the classic symptoms of a disconnected battery. If the key comes out, then the battery is disconnected.
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Old 01-11-2018, 05:31 PM   #3
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Water pump or heater working? If nothing not directly connected to battery works than you might have a bad connection at the fuse panel or the battery disconnect switch. Have you tried hooking to the tow vehicle electrical?
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Batt switches are correct. No waterr pump. No thermostat
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Old 01-11-2018, 05:41 PM   #5
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Nothing on inside when connected to truck either. Marker lights work so a good connection there.
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Old 01-11-2018, 05:55 PM   #6
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Sounds like your auto reset breaker behind the batteries has failed. We have two, one has several wires feeding loads independent of the main electric panel, and the other has two large wires, one to the hydraulic pump and the other to the electric panel via the disconnect switch. My money is on the cheap breaker.
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Old 01-11-2018, 06:02 PM   #7
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Sounds like your auto reset breaker behind the batteries has failed. We have two, one has several wires feeding loads independent of the main electric panel, and the other has two large wires, one to the hydraulic pump and the other to the electric panel via the disconnect switch. My money is on the cheap breaker.
Nothing to do tonight with that. It has not reset ~~ about 30 minutes and no reset buttons on them.
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I would check voltage at fuse panel inside trailer first, if nothing there I would go to battery disconnect next. Might try banging on both places and see if lights flicker first. Got to be a bad connection somewhere.
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I would check voltage at fuse panel inside trailer first, if nothing there I would go to battery disconnect next. Might try banging on both places and see if lights flicker first. Got to be a bad connection somewhere.
Hit them with the flashlight. Had to quit before I got the hammer. Tomorrow I'll try replacing the breakers by the batteries 1st.
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Nothing to do tonight with that. It has not reset ~~ about 30 minutes and no reset buttons on them.
They are not a manual reset breaker. All they have in them is a bi-metal link that makes or breaks the connection. If it is burnt, the contact will not complete the connection. The only way to fix them is replacement, because they are a throw away part.
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Old 01-12-2018, 07:57 AM   #11
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Raining hard now but will get 2, one to go in and a spare.
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Unwire and test with meter. Us Shore Power available?
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Unwire and test with meter. Us Shore Power available?
Shore power is available NOW. A transformer blew at the corner and put 1/3 of the CG out. When all went black is when I knew I had a problem. Raining now ~~ will get at it soon.
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Batteries not charging beyond 12.9. Maybe the darn converter,,, still raining!
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Have not heard back from you CaptnJohn. What did you find?
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Old 01-19-2018, 05:36 PM   #16
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Have not heard back from you CaptnJohn. What did you find?
Had to get a mobile tech. Found a wire problem between the shutoff in the convenience center and converter. I never use that one as I installed a total cutoff near the batteries. He brought a new converter to replace under warranty and traced back after finding the one installed good. $45 service call did it.
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A few years ago I noticed some funny readings on 12Vs and flickering lights. Found the cables connected to the Battery Shut-off switch were only finger tight with one the nut about to fall off. Tightened and every thing was fine.
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