Hi All
New to this forum and currently remodeling a 1994 Dutchmen Travel Trailer for myself and my gf. I have the original power converter/charger from 1994 and it seems of decent construction and I would like to keep using it. The trailer has 120v outlets, and 12v fixtures etc...When I am on my generator or shore power, everything does as it should ie Batteries are 13.0v~, 12v lights work, 120v outlets work, on the 12v dist. panel...my 6 house circuits and 3 acc circuits show 12.0v~. All breakers are good on my 120v side.
When I am not on generator or shore power, only my 3 acc circuits on the 12v fuse panel get power from my 2 deep cycle batteries (batteries are less than month old Ac Delco). I have the correct voltage at the +/- lugs on the 12v dist. fuse panel for those 3 acc. circuits but no voltage at the 6 house circuits that are on the same dist. panel.
I thought well maybe the panel went bad for just those 6 house circuits, albeit odd, but that doesn't make too much sense either seeing that the panel does not blow fuses or have any issue when on shore power/generator for those 6 circuits.
I have worked around plenty 12v auto applications, and I am still finishing my bed and bathroom in the camper not in a rush...so I have not made any jumper wires and checked any resistance, strictly just voltmeter and trying to logically think this through. I was 10yrs old when this camper was built also not sure if I'm missing something as obvious as a factory switch that needs to be flipped when running strictly off my batteries.
TIA
New to this forum and currently remodeling a 1994 Dutchmen Travel Trailer for myself and my gf. I have the original power converter/charger from 1994 and it seems of decent construction and I would like to keep using it. The trailer has 120v outlets, and 12v fixtures etc...When I am on my generator or shore power, everything does as it should ie Batteries are 13.0v~, 12v lights work, 120v outlets work, on the 12v dist. panel...my 6 house circuits and 3 acc circuits show 12.0v~. All breakers are good on my 120v side.
When I am not on generator or shore power, only my 3 acc circuits on the 12v fuse panel get power from my 2 deep cycle batteries (batteries are less than month old Ac Delco). I have the correct voltage at the +/- lugs on the 12v dist. fuse panel for those 3 acc. circuits but no voltage at the 6 house circuits that are on the same dist. panel.
I thought well maybe the panel went bad for just those 6 house circuits, albeit odd, but that doesn't make too much sense either seeing that the panel does not blow fuses or have any issue when on shore power/generator for those 6 circuits.
I have worked around plenty 12v auto applications, and I am still finishing my bed and bathroom in the camper not in a rush...so I have not made any jumper wires and checked any resistance, strictly just voltmeter and trying to logically think this through. I was 10yrs old when this camper was built also not sure if I'm missing something as obvious as a factory switch that needs to be flipped when running strictly off my batteries.
TIA