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    Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 10:19am
Look for some assistance. I pulled into campsite, disconnected from tv, and went to put slide out and no power. Suspecting the battery, I ran the battery to Napa for test and expected to buy a new battery. Upon testing, they said battery was fully charged and tested healthy. Interesting.

I powered up the gen to get slide out no problem. Also, power from tv provides power as well.

I reconnected the battery and no power. Hmm.

Appreciate any thoughts.

Thank you!
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Check fuses and connections between battery and converter.
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Fuses all look intact. Connected to 12v off tow vehicle, all 12v systems work fine. I may pick up another battery and try it. Not convinced the napa test mentioned above is correct. It looks like the tv line and battery line converge under front street side of the rpod.

If power is coming off tv, I'm thinking the inverter is operating and wired fine, right?

I'll update once I know more.
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Originally posted by ozon8r

If power is coming off tv, I'm thinking the inverter is operating and wired fine, right?
Sounds like there is a break somewhere between the battery and the converter. If the fuses are all good, then I would look for a loose or broken connection.
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Posts: 1676 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 2:29pm
An inexpensive multimeter (voltmeter) would be very helpful. One not-so-obvious point a failure could be the Bussman self-resetting circuit breaker, if your unit is so quipped. It would be rare, but first place I would look working back from your battery. On my 178, its under the left front of the pod:



It is design to open under too much load or short and automatically close. Check the voltage there and then on your panel inside.

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Found the problem. A post broke off the negative line under the rpod. I'd post pictures but not sure how. I replaced the post and problem solved.
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