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Lmyers80477@gmail.co
Newbie Joined: 18 Jul 2024 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
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Topic: Solar/Electric issue Posted: 23 Aug 2024 at 1:44pm |
HI We are new owners of RPod 192 -2024.
We keep it at an RV park - no hookups. The solar panel says its charged. The lights do not turn on. The GFCI is working, no blown fuses. Can anyone help me? Lisa
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Winterpod
Newbie Joined: 17 Oct 2015 Location: Ketchum Online Status: Offline Posts: 37 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Aug 2024 at 4:31pm |
Did you check the battery disconnect switch to make sure it’s on
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Winter pod
2013 R-Pod 178 2007 Silverato 1500 LT. Trek Stash 8 29er hard tail Old Town Kayak |
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Lmyers80477@gmail.co
Newbie Joined: 18 Jul 2024 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Aug 2024 at 8:21pm |
Didn’t work. I am so frustrated. This is a brand new RPod. The solar is fully charged. The fridge runs off propane. The stove lights so the propane is working. Why won’t the fridge turn on?
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2649 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Aug 2024 at 11:04am |
The fridge needs 12DC regardless of whether it's running AC, DC, or propane.
The interior lights also needs 12DC. So something is amiss with the 12VDC distribution. The first thing I'd do is verify that 12VDC is available on all the 12VDC fuses in the controller panel.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Aug 2024 at 11:40pm |
A: Did you physically check to see if the battery was connected and that the polarity was correct? B: Did you physically check the battery cut-off switch (if installed) to ensure it was turned on? C: Did you check the power center to see if all the fuses were good, especially the two 40A ones that are the reverse-polarity protection fuses? D: If you plug the trailer's connector to the tow vehicle, does it make any difference? There are possibilities, but there isn't enough information to go on to say for sure what is happening. For example, GCFI outlets are not going to help diagnose problems in the DC power system. They are for AC outlets, so unless you have an inverter providing AC power, you will not see power from the AC outlets or anything else that uses AC. If there is an inverter, and it was left turned on, the battery may be shot as the inverter may have run the battery down so that it does not hold a charge properly. First thing: Get a voltmeter. Take a reading at the battery. A nominally 12V battery at rest when fully charged should read 12.7V. If it is less than this, it is not fully charged. If it is below 11.6V then that is in dire need of charging. Below that runs the risk of the battery being damaged so that it can't hold a full charge in the future. Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries, on the other hand, have a battery protection circuit that will allow deeper discharge and will disable the battery to protect it if it is discharged deeply. Sometimes, that requires a procedure to "wake up" the BMS so that the battery can be charged. I've had that happen when the dealer neglected to turn off the battery disconnect switch while our trailer was there, Once I was able to get the BMS reactivated, it took the charge and there was no damage to the battery. So, please help us to help you by giving more details about the problem and what steps you have taken to troubleshoot the problem.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Lmyers80477@gmail.co
Newbie Joined: 18 Jul 2024 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 28 Aug 2024 at 5:47pm |
Hi. We decided to move to another campground with full hook ups. Of course everything is working now. When we take it back to the storage lot we will have the time and patience to figure it out. We’ve been camping five times since we bought it in June, no problems till now.
Thank you for all your help Stephen. Lisa |
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gpokluda
Senior Member Joined: 11 Nov 2018 Location: NM Online Status: Offline Posts: 325 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 2024 at 8:15am |
So the fact that everything is working with shore power tells me the issue is around the battery since the converter and circuits that supply 12v to your lights and appliances are working. Your battery is either dead, not connected or the battery cut-off switch is faulty, or there is an issue with the wiring from the battery to the power center.
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Gpokluda
2017 Rpod 179(sold 2023) 2022 Escape 5.0TA 2022 Ford F150 4X4 3.5EB Kawasaki KLR650 |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 2024 at 1:04pm |
+1 What he said. Prime suspect is battery or battery connection between the battery and the converter.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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