I know these sorts of things can be hard to diagnose over the internet, but there seem to be some unusual circumstances here that may help pinpoint a more specific cause to my problem
I've been having intermittent problems with the 12-volt power not working, but the problem would usually just "go away" and things would then operate fine off the battery. Now, the problem seems to be here to stay. I have already checked the following:
battery is confirmed to be fully charged (just bought it in june)
i believe there is no battery disconnect switch on the 2005 18fbr
i checked the 30 amp fuse coming off the battery and it is fine
battery terminals are cleaned and connected properly
inspected wiring under camper for obvious splices or wears and didn't see anything
here's the weird stuff:
the last time we camped, the battery would not work at all but after we returned from our 2.5 hr drive home, we opened the camper to find the battery WAS working!
when i leave the camper plugged in to house power for at least 30 minutes and then unplug it, the battery will actually work for a little while, and the meter by the sink even says it is fully charged. but the minute i turn off a light that was on, or change the voltage draw in any way, the power is killed and i get no 12 volt power.
i don't see the little "spark" i used to see when attaching the positive terminal
thanks for any help... confusing issue since the problem used to be intermittent. is it possible that the battery is not working at all, but by hooking the house power up I am able to build a latent charge in the system that will then power things briefly?
I've been having intermittent problems with the 12-volt power not working, but the problem would usually just "go away" and things would then operate fine off the battery. Now, the problem seems to be here to stay. I have already checked the following:
battery is confirmed to be fully charged (just bought it in june)
i believe there is no battery disconnect switch on the 2005 18fbr
i checked the 30 amp fuse coming off the battery and it is fine
battery terminals are cleaned and connected properly
inspected wiring under camper for obvious splices or wears and didn't see anything
here's the weird stuff:
the last time we camped, the battery would not work at all but after we returned from our 2.5 hr drive home, we opened the camper to find the battery WAS working!
when i leave the camper plugged in to house power for at least 30 minutes and then unplug it, the battery will actually work for a little while, and the meter by the sink even says it is fully charged. but the minute i turn off a light that was on, or change the voltage draw in any way, the power is killed and i get no 12 volt power.
i don't see the little "spark" i used to see when attaching the positive terminal
thanks for any help... confusing issue since the problem used to be intermittent. is it possible that the battery is not working at all, but by hooking the house power up I am able to build a latent charge in the system that will then power things briefly?