Re: [tabtrailers] Re: Power Converter question

12:19 PM |

Thanks everyone for the responses to my converter question. It was, indeed, a bad fuse and all is now well. We'll keep extras with us on our adventures with the Wild Turtle.

Sherrie

From: Jerry Jones <jjerryj@suddenlink.net>
To: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, January 31, 2011 1:26:15 PM
Subject: Re: [tabtrailers] Re: Power Converter question

Richard, it won't hurt, if you wish to be sure. I think it is a good idea as a matter of practice to make sure there is no substantial load on anything you are plugging into an electrical outlet, but otherwise it shouldn't matter. The incoming shore power goes through the circuit breakers to the converter and the electrical outlets in the trailer. Plugging into an outlet with something that requires some substantial current, causes arcing between the pins on the plug and in the receptacle, which could damage them. I normally have most everything turned off when connecting and disconnecting from shore power, anyway. A light load, such as a light as Sandra mentions, should not be a problem at all.

Jerry J

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From: Richard Lewis

To: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 3:40 PM

Subject: Re: [tabtrailers] Re: Power Converter question

Jerry - just to clarify - is it a good practice to turn off the two breakers when connecting and disconnecting shore power?

Thanks,

Richard

From: Sherrie Barker <grmybrkr@yahoo.com>
To: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, January 31, 2011 11:56:16 AM
Subject: Re: [tabtrailers] Re: Power Converter question

Thanks, Jerry!
Sherrie

From: JerryJ <jjerryj@suddenlink.net>
To: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, January 30, 2011 5:29:12 PM
Subject: [tabtrailers] Re: Power Converter question

Grmy(?), Carol points to the most probable culprit causing your problem, the 15A fuse that connects the converter output to the battery when connected to shore power, and provides the power from the battery back to the 12V distribution buss (where the 15A fuse is) when not connected to shore power. However, there are other connections back to the battery which could cause the problem if they are open. One is the little red rubber covered circuit breaker in series with the hot lead, and is mounted on the tongue frame in the newer models.

Look in the AA_Electrical folder in the Files section for a description of the electrical system. (And let me know if there are things there that are not clear.)

Jerry J

--- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "grmybrkr" <grmybrkr@...> wrote:
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> New at this so have a question about the power converter. All is well when the Turtle is plugged into a power source, but when I pull the plug all goes dark. Should the converter take over and signal the battery to become the new power source? I checked the fuses and breakers on the converter and they all seem to be fine. The battery has a full charge according to the battery charger. Am I just impatient? Thanks!
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