camper rich
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On our recent 3 month break-in trip to Baja I only used shore power a few times and am not sure it is working properly. This is the post from the campground we stayed at in Yuma AZ on the way down:
http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/13855-cant-get-ac-power/
At one point we had cloudy weather and the battery was down to 12.3 and I could tell that the solar wasn't keeping up, so I got out my Honda 2000 and plugged it in and ran it for about 2 hours. It did nothing and the battery continued to fall by the next morning to 11.9. Luckily the sun came out and the solar did it's job of charging the battery back up. I did as recomended, turning off the converter circuit breaker before hooking up to the generator.
It was later that I pulled the black plastic grill off the converter and found that there is a single 5 amp fuse that had been blown, probably back in Yuma when I had that surge from the shore power in the RV park.
We have since returned from Baja and I am still wondering if my converter is working. We stayed at a KOA in St George, UT where I plugged into shore power for one night. There was still no indication that I had more than 12.7 or 12.8 volts reading on the Zamp Controller, which seems to read the same as what is on the batteries. I think it should be reading more like 14 or more volts after charging all night.
Anyway, after arriving home, I have plugged it in and it still only reads the 12.7 or 12.8. During the day, the solar takes over and I do see 14.5 volts. I have found the 5 amp fuse blown 3 times now, including this morning when I plugged it in.
Anybody else have this problem? Any suggestions?
http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/13855-cant-get-ac-power/
At one point we had cloudy weather and the battery was down to 12.3 and I could tell that the solar wasn't keeping up, so I got out my Honda 2000 and plugged it in and ran it for about 2 hours. It did nothing and the battery continued to fall by the next morning to 11.9. Luckily the sun came out and the solar did it's job of charging the battery back up. I did as recomended, turning off the converter circuit breaker before hooking up to the generator.
It was later that I pulled the black plastic grill off the converter and found that there is a single 5 amp fuse that had been blown, probably back in Yuma when I had that surge from the shore power in the RV park.
We have since returned from Baja and I am still wondering if my converter is working. We stayed at a KOA in St George, UT where I plugged into shore power for one night. There was still no indication that I had more than 12.7 or 12.8 volts reading on the Zamp Controller, which seems to read the same as what is on the batteries. I think it should be reading more like 14 or more volts after charging all night.
Anyway, after arriving home, I have plugged it in and it still only reads the 12.7 or 12.8. During the day, the solar takes over and I do see 14.5 volts. I have found the 5 amp fuse blown 3 times now, including this morning when I plugged it in.
Anybody else have this problem? Any suggestions?