Batteries not charging?

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   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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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	Topic: Batteries not charging? 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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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.

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 8:22pm
	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.
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