hpcmbw
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I'm boondocking my 5th wheel. I've got two 6v golf batteries in series and I use a couple small solar chargers to charge mid week, then run my little Honda 800w generator hooked up directly to the batteries for an hour or so when I come up on the weekends to top off the batteries.
All the 12v electrical seems to work fine (water pump, heater, 12v lights, fridgerator on gas), but the 110v plugs don't work, and the stove won't auto light (I need to use a match to light stove and oven). I'm pretty sure when I had the 5th wheel hooked up to shore power at home, the stove lit automatically. Plus when we were cleaning the 5th wheel, while on shore power, we plugged a small vacuum into the 110v and it worked, but seemed to smell a burn smell, so we unplugged the vacuum and plugged it direclty into the shore power extension cord.
Would the vacuum burn out the inverter somehow? The inverter is a Magnatek, Series 6300a, model 6345. Input 7.8 amps 120 VAC, 60 hz. output 45 amps, 12 V DC. Class CTL Panelboard Type 1 Electrical rating max main 30 amp 120 vac.
I checked the fuses on the inverter and they are ok, but they all seem to be the 12v fuses. I haven't had shore power available to check with the trailer plugged into shore power.
The 110v switches, which I assume are similar to the 12v fuses, are not thrown. I've tried flipping them off then on again with no luck.
Any ideas?
All the 12v electrical seems to work fine (water pump, heater, 12v lights, fridgerator on gas), but the 110v plugs don't work, and the stove won't auto light (I need to use a match to light stove and oven). I'm pretty sure when I had the 5th wheel hooked up to shore power at home, the stove lit automatically. Plus when we were cleaning the 5th wheel, while on shore power, we plugged a small vacuum into the 110v and it worked, but seemed to smell a burn smell, so we unplugged the vacuum and plugged it direclty into the shore power extension cord.
Would the vacuum burn out the inverter somehow? The inverter is a Magnatek, Series 6300a, model 6345. Input 7.8 amps 120 VAC, 60 hz. output 45 amps, 12 V DC. Class CTL Panelboard Type 1 Electrical rating max main 30 amp 120 vac.
I checked the fuses on the inverter and they are ok, but they all seem to be the 12v fuses. I haven't had shore power available to check with the trailer plugged into shore power.
The 110v switches, which I assume are similar to the 12v fuses, are not thrown. I've tried flipping them off then on again with no luck.
Any ideas?