Charged battery not providing power to rpod
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Topic: Charged battery not providing power to rpod
Posted By: ozon8r
Subject: Charged battery not providing power to rpod
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 10:19am
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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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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 10:24am
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Check fuses and connections between battery and converter. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: ozon8r
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 12:46pm
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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. |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 1:19pm
------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: fwunder
Date 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. fred ------------- 2014 RPod 178 => https://goo.gl/CV446f - MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
Posted By: ozon8r
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 4:18pm
| 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. |