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Check to see if your main breaker, the one with the number 30 has tripped.  It is in the WFCO electric panel that has both your 12 vdc and 120 vac.  Try switching it off and on as sometimes when it trips it looks like it's still in the on position.  
Once you do that plug in your shore power and check your plugs to see if you have ac power to them.  If you don't, go to your RV repair service place.  It may be something as simple as the plug breakers have also tripped, or it could be something more complicated, but it's safer to let someone who knows the system check it out.

If your battery is not properly charging, then you may have a bad converter board.  There is an easy way to test it, but given your stated lack of knowledge of electrical stuff, that too should be checked by your service shop.  It takes about 10 minutes to change the converter board, so it won't be outrageously expensive to have them fix it.  

While you have your trailer in the shop, ask them to go through the basic operation of the ac and dc systems with you so you'll get a better idea of how things work.  With your stated level of knowledge, it'd probably be better if you don't try to do much with the electric system yourself.  Once you have a basic understanding, then simple repairs can be done safely.

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lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2587	Topic: power outage Posted: 25 Mar 2019 at 7:28pm
	Check to see if your main breaker, the one with the number 30 has tripped. It is in the WFCO electric panel that has both your 12 vdc and 120 vac. Try switching it off and on as sometimes when it trips it looks like it's still in the on position. Once you do that plug in your shore power and check your plugs to see if you have ac power to them. If you don't, go to your RV repair service place. It may be something as simple as the plug breakers have also tripped, or it could be something more complicated, but it's safer to let someone who knows the system check it out. If your battery is not properly charging, then you may have a bad converter board. There is an easy way to test it, but given your stated lack of knowledge of electrical stuff, that too should be checked by your service shop. It takes about 10 minutes to change the converter board, so it won't be outrageously expensive to have them fix it. While you have your trailer in the shop, ask them to go through the basic operation of the ac and dc systems with you so you'll get a better idea of how things work. With your stated level of knowledge, it'd probably be better if you don't try to do much with the electric system yourself. Once you have a basic understanding, then simple repairs can be done safely.
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kcarpenter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25 Mar 2019 Location: Asheville NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 25 Mar 2019 at 6:23pm
	Hi all, First time to the forum! My family and I are naive (specifically the electrical aspects) owners of a 2017 182G. Over the last couple of years I have yet to truly get the battery and generator usage optimized or better said, understood. I must warn you as well the electrical verbiage is a foreign language to me so consider this when responding but our current issue is that having just gotten it back from the shop due to a leak in the roof I am finding that even when plugged into the house (120V- I believe) that nothing is powered in the camper. The battery I know is shot as I've had problems over charging and/or undercharging from the house when it sits for a duration. I would assume however that with the fuse out of the battery that I should at least get some function while plugged into 120V shore power? Correct? This is probably the first of several questions in this specific arena that I'll query you with so I'm grateful for any response! Regards.