battery not charging
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Topic: battery not charging
Posted By: sean p
Subject: battery not charging
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2019 at 4:35pm
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So my battery is not recieving a charge for shore power or my TV.. Is this a converter issue. I changed the terminal conections today and still showes nopower to battery. according tothe idiot lights in the camper. And when i use the fan its dogging, When i plug into shore power it shows full charge and every thing runs fine..Any help would be nice, Thanks Sean ------------- 2016 179pod--BETTY 2010 nissan frontier Sean and Doug Butchie the morkie touring the west |
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2019 at 4:53pm
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The charger isn't used when charging from your TV, so if you're having problems with both power sources perhaps its not the sources at all, it could be your battery that isn't holding a charge. If it hasn't been replaced since the trailer was new in 2015/16 that is quite likely. Do you have a multimeter you could troubleshoot this with? ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2019 at 5:25pm
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What fan? The converter fan? ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2019 at 7:10pm
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If it runs on shore power, that would mean the converter is providing 12V. It may just be a bad battery, or a loose connection to the battery/ies. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 7:24am
If everything is fine when plugged in, your converter is fine. If your battery isn't taking a charge, it's the battery or it's wiring.
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Posted By: Olddawgsrule
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 8:42am
If I'm reading this correctly, sounds like you are getting charge to the battery, and the battery is not excepting. I agree fully with Offgrid, get out your multimeter and start trouble-shooting. With Shore/TV unhooked, take a reading off the battery and record this number. Then hookup shore and record this number. Please report back with findings. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJduGeZNFgtptH67leItRFQ - Byways no Highways 2017 Tacoma http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=72408 - Truck Camper Build 2004 F150 My Overlander |
Posted By: sean p
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 9:20am
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Thanks everybody, it was the battery, New one in place now.. ------------- 2016 179pod--BETTY 2010 nissan frontier Sean and Doug Butchie the morkie touring the west |
Posted By: Olddawgsrule
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 11:01am
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Keep an eye on it. Here's a good chart to work from. As a simple rule, 12v's not below 75%, 6v's not below 50% Gel's and AGM's can be pushed a bit deeper, yet as. standard/simple rule, it works well.  ------------- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJduGeZNFgtptH67leItRFQ - Byways no Highways 2017 Tacoma http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=72408 - Truck Camper Build 2004 F150 My Overlander |