northern_matt
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Hi,
I am new to the pop up camper world, so I purchased a used 2004 Coleman Tacoma. It was in great condition except I noticed an issue with the interior lights the first time I used them. It had a old, non deep cycle battery, with a auto resetting inline circuit breaker spliced into the neg (black) wire disconnected. I connected this to the battery and the lights turned on but were dim and soon faded after 5 mins use.
I realized this is not the correct type of battery and would also most likely be dead, so I replaced it with a brand new deep cycle RV/Marine battery.
I plugged the trailer into my house on 120V line, the outlets all function, as does the refrigerator and pump, but the interior over head lights and only light exterior do not work unless I have the battery connected.
My thought is that the converter isn't working properly or at all? Or does the battery always have to be connected to have interior light function, will this drain my battery?
Thanks,
Matt
I am new to the pop up camper world, so I purchased a used 2004 Coleman Tacoma. It was in great condition except I noticed an issue with the interior lights the first time I used them. It had a old, non deep cycle battery, with a auto resetting inline circuit breaker spliced into the neg (black) wire disconnected. I connected this to the battery and the lights turned on but were dim and soon faded after 5 mins use.
I realized this is not the correct type of battery and would also most likely be dead, so I replaced it with a brand new deep cycle RV/Marine battery.
I plugged the trailer into my house on 120V line, the outlets all function, as does the refrigerator and pump, but the interior over head lights and only light exterior do not work unless I have the battery connected.
My thought is that the converter isn't working properly or at all? Or does the battery always have to be connected to have interior light function, will this drain my battery?
Thanks,
Matt