Batteries not charging?

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    Update: Zion NP.

  Traced the problem to my pigtail not secured tight enough to allow me to charge, and have turn signals! Lesson learned.

Replaced the two fuses inverted charging at this moment.

Thanks to everyone for your very helpful advice, saved our trip as we planned on boondocking as we travel on this roadtrip.

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Waterman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2018 Location: Washington Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Topic: Batteries not charging? Posted: 16 Apr 2018 at 8:22pm
	Update: Zion NP. Traced the problem to my pigtail not secured tight enough to allow me to charge, and have turn signals! Lesson learned. Replaced the two fuses inverted charging at this moment. Thanks to everyone for your very helpful advice, saved our trip as we planned on boondocking as we travel on this roadtrip.
	Happy Trails

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Posted: 16 Apr 2018 at 10:11am
	If all else fails......... Find a Walmart and buy good jumper cables and/or a battery charger (if there are hookups where you are camping). You can always manually charge the batteries that way and salvage your trip. Personally, if using a charger, I would refrain from using "electronics" while charging. Though the batteries can act like big capacitors (smoothing things out), chargers are typically not well regulated and sometimes put out higher voltage than we might want to see.

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: 2591	Posted: 16 Apr 2018 at 9:45am
	If you are familiar with basic 12v systems, check the polarity of your battery connection and your converter connection. The fuses that blew are designed to protect the converter from reverse battery polarity, hence the name reverse polarity fuse. If you are not comfortable trouble shooting instructions, your best bet is to go to an RV repair shop as suggested by Podrunner. Best of luck.
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podrunner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 May 2013 Location: Draper, UT Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 16 Apr 2018 at 9:24am
	Motor sports land in SLC is the local r pod dealer. There is also a camping world about 10 miles south in Draper. Good luck.
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mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 16 Apr 2018 at 9:22am
	Waterman, ALSO, the fact you said TV is not charging - you may want to look at tow vehicle charge fuse in your TV, it is probably 40A also. Mine is in the under hood fusebox on both my tow vehicles.
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mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 16 Apr 2018 at 9:11am
	At least they are easy to get. They blow again, you might want to look at batteries.
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

Waterman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2018 Location: Washington Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Posted: 16 Apr 2018 at 9:06am
	Blew 2 40 amp fuses. Not sure why. Discovered that I don't have any extra. Have to admit that I'm new to rv'ing. We have a 2016 180 which we love. This is our first long distance road trip. Thanks everyone for the quick responses and suggestions.
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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: 2591	Posted: 16 Apr 2018 at 9:02am
	Waterman, here is a helpful diagnostic flow chart that may help. It's pretty easy to follow the steps. On the WFCO site they have a flow chart for each of their converter series. This one is for the 8700 series. http://wfcoelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/New-Flow-Chart-for-WF-8700-Series.pdf
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mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 16 Apr 2018 at 8:53am
	When towing the source for charge is the TV. On shore power source for charge is the converter. So both charge sources are not working? I think I would look at batteries. One of the reasons I am not a 2-6V battery fan, one battery fails you're SOL. However the fridge can't work on 1 6V battery. Most RV places with a service department could help you, not to many sources for on the road converter repair/replace other than RV places.
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Waterman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2018 Location: Washington Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Posted: 16 Apr 2018 at 8:53am
	I did have the refer on the second lowest setting. Will turn it off when we get back on the road. The Jensen. Not sure what is going on there. Had the dealer repair the DVD player last fall. It lights up when there was power last fall. Had everything turned off in storage, except for a dehumidifier on a extension cord. Did not light up this spring. I seem to recall that I could not turn it off, which led me to install a battery cutoff switch.
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