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    Posted: 16 Jun 2013 at 8:50pm
Hi , 
Just came back from camping ,parked the pod and now I hear a noise coming from the unit under the table.
Its called CONV and is the last switch down on the panel. I have turned it off,noise has stopped. SO whats going on?? Help and thank you
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There is a cooling fan that runs if you still have incandescent lamps (like we do) and have several of them on. The distribution center is also a power supply and battery charger and needs a fan to stay cool.
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no lights were on and are not on now
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 It could be if you have it hooked up to 110 volts it is charging your battery. David
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Posts: 165 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Jun 2013 at 3:08am
Originally posted by bc matell

Its called CONV and is the last switch down on the panel. I have turned it off,noise has stopped. SO whats going on??

It's the 12V converter. It converts 110V AC to 12V DC. If it gets hot then the fan will run to cool it off. Typically it only gets hot when there is a large current draw (battery charging, fridge on DC, lights on, etc...). It might also run if it's poorly ventilated or the weather is just hotter than usual.
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Agree just the cooling fan on the converter.
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