Converter Failure

You may want to do a search on "converters". There have been several recent posts regarding converter issues and a lot of good troubleshooting advice was written.

Judging by what you post, it does sound as though the unit may not be charging or the monitor panel is not giving accurate readings. It may be time to get out the volt meter and do some detective work.

The result of the 40A's being blown is exactly the same as the converter being dead, no 12v going to the system from the converter.

If your R-Pod is still under warranty, then get with your dealer. If the warranty is expired on the R-Pod, the converter has a two-year warranty. My situation was that the Pod's warranty had expired, so I am handling this myself. If you don't feel comfortable doing so, then get with your dealer because the converter still has the warranty.

If when the battery was installed, the wires were connected reversed, even for a moment, then one or both of the 40A fuses are blown. Check the polarity of the battery connections (black or red to positive, white to negative). Then pull the 40A fuses and check visibly (you should see if it is blown). If it looks like it is not blown, still check with a digital voltmeter. Set it to check Ohms and make sure it goes from 1 to 0 when you touch both legs of the fuse. If the fuses are good, then check the breaker. If you are plugged in to shore power, you should be able to get a voltage reading between the black wire that is connected to the breaker and the neutral connection (white) or ground (bare copper) connection with your voltmeter set to 200V or higher. It should read 110-120V. If you have power, check the output of the converter. Disconnect shore power, then the battery. Connect shore power. With the battery disconnected, does it supply 12V to the R-Pod? If not, then it is probable that you have a bad converter. Mine went out on our last trip.

You can contact WFCO's technical support at (574) 294-8997. You can download the Warranty, RGA, and Repair Information from www.wfcoelectronics.com. You can expedite replacement by also downloading the Credit Card Authorization form from there.
Here are the exact troubleshooting steps from WFCO's WF-8900 Series Troubleshooting Form:

WF-8900 Series Testing Procedure

Disconnect battery to isolate the converter. Is battery disconnected:____Yes/No? Plug the shore cord into 30 or 50 Aac service as required. Is shore cord plugged into 30/50 Aac:______Yes/No?

Verify 120Vac is being delivered to the converter. Measure across the output of the breaker (black wire) providing power to the converter and Neutral Terminal Bar (white wire): Voltage at the Converter:_____Vac.

Turn off the converter's breaker. Pull the reverse protection fuse(s) from the fuse board and measue the fuse continuity:_____/_____Ohms.

Turn the breaker on and measure the voltage across the +Vcc and Neg- lugs:_____Vdc.

Replace the reverse protection fuse(s). Measure across the Pos+ and Neg- lugs:_____Vdc.

Do the lights work:_____Yes/No? Explain:______________________________________
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**AN RGA MUST BE ASSIGNED BEFORE RETURNING PRODUCT FOR WARRANTY**

Off subject a little but, as simple as the converter is i would expect to get many trouble free years out of it

A power surge that we might not notice might push a marginal converter over the edge. I don't know if that is what happened with ours. I don't know why it failed, just that it did during our trip. If it had happened at home, I would have been able to get the replacement done and not have had to purchase one. I will have a spare once WFCO replaces the one that went bad.

Update 8/7/2017:
WFCO did replace the defective converter. I now have a spare. I'm debating whether to keep it as a spare or to sell it and recoup at least part of the cost of what I spent to fix this problem.