Being a pull trailer, does it have electric brakes? They require a battery for the "break-away" system.Do you have to have a battery if I run off shore power all the time? I did it all last year and the furnace worked fine. Thank you for your response.
If the battery is fully charged, the converter still may not be working and if so it won't recharge the battery and after a while the problems will return.I learned something for sure.
Thanks John!, I will look into this.Note with a Magnetek 6300... Given time it will boil that battery dry.
It does not know when to stop charging.. Highly suggest an upgrade to an Progressibe Dynamics Intellapower 4600 series replaces JUST the converter part (you use the same fuse/breaker boards)
Also keep a close eye on the electrolyte levels in the battery and add distilled water as needed in the mean time.I will look into this.
I need to buy a proper RV battery, I only had a 12V car battery that I was testing the furnace with. It allowed me to fire up the furnace but the low batt warning alarm started soon after. I am suspecting the converter is not charging the batt.Also keep a close eye on the electrolyte levels in the battery and add distilled water as needed in the mean time.
What is this and why only now when you had NO battery before??I
I need to buy a proper RV battery, I only had a 12V car battery that I was testing the furnace with. It allowed me to fire up the furnace but the low batt warning alarm started soon after. I am suspecting the converter is not charging the batt.
So, I bought this 1998 Mallard 29 last year for my camping property. It did not have a battery with it. I hooked it to shore power and everything worked all last year so I figured I was fine and did not buy one. I went to work on re-doing the interior, needed heat, plugged it into shore power and that started this discussion. I mistakenly assumed I did not need a battery since everything worked without one.What is this and why only now when you had NO battery before??
Something must have changed and while some converters do require the use of a battery, that is not a universal thing. You need to get a voltage reading from the converter with the negative battery cable lifted to take it out of the circuit. If the converter is working as it used to, that voltage should be around 13.5V but as long as it is above 12V it should make most things work without the battery connected. Measure that voltage where shown in this picture, between the two points of #5.I hooked it to shore power and everything worked all last year so I figured I was fine and did not buy one.
I will try this this weekend. Thank you.Something must have changed and while some converters do require the use of a battery, that is not a universal thing. You need to get a voltage reading from the converter with the negative battery cable lifted to take it out of the circuit. If the converter is working as it used to, that voltage should be around 13.5V but as long as it is above 12V it should make most things work without the battery connected. Measure that voltage where shown in this picture, between the two points of #5.
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Just be careful and follow the instructions and you should do fine. With the "all in one" type you will need to remove and reconnect all of the 120V circuits. If it were me I'd replace the circuit breakers that are not recent at the same time as I don't think it will come with those. It should be a significant improvement from what you have had.I ordered a progressive dynamics 4100 series converter and will install.