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    Posted: 04 Oct 2017 at 6:59pm
Okay here is my question.... should your converter fail then how do you connect a battery charger to the failed converter to salvage your trip? Explanation? Pictures? It seems I'm missing something in this puzzle so maybe someone can help me and others like me out just in case they experience a converter failure.
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After three weeks at the repair shop, all repairs were made.  They had to replace the converter.  Good news Forest River did cover the cost so there was no charge.  Yippee!  Now I can get warranty work done locally and do not have to travel back to dealer.  I am going to use them to store the RPOD over the winter so I do not have to take up needed space in my daughters small driveway
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My converter failed on our last trip. I ordered a WFCO replacement from Amazon and installed it myself. When we got home, I contacted WFCO and got the authorization to send the defective one to them. I received a replacement which is now being kept as a spare. I also had bought a charger to tide us over. The problem is that it wanted to consider the dual 6V batteries as defective since the charger was really not meant for 215 AH batteries. The converter has no problem with them.
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Rich and Cindy,
I sure hope your service center does a good job for you.  I am trying to learn to do more on my trailer, preventive maintenance wise and repair wise.  It usually goes pretty good for me as long as I do not get in a hurry.  Let me know how you come out.  I will keep my fingers crossed.
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Yup.  Same thing happened to us while on a trip.  Went to Sears bought a charger and trip was saved. We found an RV rental place 45 minutes from us that is an authorized Forest River warranty repair agent.  And since they do not sell RV's they actually want your repair business.  So we dropped off the RV this morning. Now I do not have to drive 2 1/2 hours back to the dealer (keeping my fingers crossed I get good service).  If we had not found this repair shop we would have attempted to make the repairs ourselves.
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Exact Replacement.

Don't consider it a nonwarrantywarrenteedrepair.. consider it it mod or upgrade for ownership peace of mind. I did.
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I think the thing I learned is that if your converter goes out, you can keep camping by using a battery charger as your converter, if you have 110 v hookup.  This saved our vacation to the U.P.
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