wyleyrabbit
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We're out camping for the next week, and Mr. Murphy seems to be haunting us. I think our converter may be shot.
Last night when we got here, while eating dinner, occasionally, the lights would get really bright for a few seconds and then go dimmer again. This happened several times over the course of a few hours.
This morning, I checked the voltage on the batteries and they were only at 11.5 V, and rated "Fair" on the little graph. Considering we've been plugged in all night, the batteries should be full or very close to it.
So, after some breakfast I took the basement wall off to get at the converter to check the fuses. One of the fuses was a bit loose, so I took them all out and checked them. None were blown, so I carefully put them all back in, and then turned the power back on. No change in the brightness of our lights. No change in battery voltage.
I don't know what else to check or try. Of course, it's Saturday, so I doubt anyone is available either at Heartland or at Progressive Dynamics to talk me through troubleshooting and/or pronouncing our converter dead.
Fortunately, we have our solar panels which are giving us a little charge but it's cloudy so we're only getting 3 amps off of the panels.
Can anyone tell me how to troubleshoot further?
Chris
Last night when we got here, while eating dinner, occasionally, the lights would get really bright for a few seconds and then go dimmer again. This happened several times over the course of a few hours.
This morning, I checked the voltage on the batteries and they were only at 11.5 V, and rated "Fair" on the little graph. Considering we've been plugged in all night, the batteries should be full or very close to it.
So, after some breakfast I took the basement wall off to get at the converter to check the fuses. One of the fuses was a bit loose, so I took them all out and checked them. None were blown, so I carefully put them all back in, and then turned the power back on. No change in the brightness of our lights. No change in battery voltage.
I don't know what else to check or try. Of course, it's Saturday, so I doubt anyone is available either at Heartland or at Progressive Dynamics to talk me through troubleshooting and/or pronouncing our converter dead.
Fortunately, we have our solar panels which are giving us a little charge but it's cloudy so we're only getting 3 amps off of the panels.
Can anyone tell me how to troubleshoot further?
Chris