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06-13-2021, 03:51 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Graham, Washington
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Battery issue
No battery power dry camping help!
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06-13-2021, 03:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Benton County, Iowa
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First order of business
Locate and flip the battery power switch to on. They are usually under the dinette and are a simple flipper type switch.
All fuses good in the fuse panel.
Battery cables tight on battery posts.
Main fuse in holder in battery box good. It’s usually a maxi blade type. Not visible, gotta open the tab on the holder and pull it out.
Hope this helps.
A two year old wiggling around under the table can and will bump this switch, also your leg, your dog, etc.
Check these and report back.
Iowa Dave
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06-13-2021, 04:00 PM
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Junior Member
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Tried that any other suggestions?
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06-13-2021, 04:04 PM
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Site Team
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Location: Portland, Oregon
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Is nothing working on battery? Like your lights?
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06-13-2021, 04:05 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Graham, Washington
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Main fuse holder? The red case by batteries?
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06-13-2021, 04:06 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: New Mexico, New Mexico
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When you say no battery power, even your ceiling lights do not work?
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06-13-2021, 04:07 PM
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Junior Member
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Location: Graham, Washington
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Nothing is working lights ect just install 2 new deep cycle Duracell batteries
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06-13-2021, 04:11 PM
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Junior Member
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Nothing works
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06-13-2021, 04:22 PM
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Location: New Mexico, New Mexico
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Did you charge the batteries after they were installed? What have you been running your refrigerator on - gas or DC?
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06-13-2021, 04:34 PM
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Did you test the batteries for proper voltage?
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06-13-2021, 04:52 PM
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Background info to clarify: The two new batteries, are they each 6 Volt (6V) batteries? When installed, is there a short cable that connects the Positive (+) terminal of one battery to the negative (-) terminal of the other?
Do you have a voltmeter (VOM)?
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06-13-2021, 06:46 PM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dfandrews
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Do you have a voltmeter (VOM)?
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You are dry camping - therefore you MUST have a voltmeter, aka, multi-meter, aka volt-ohm-meter (VOM). Set it on Volts and put the meter leads right on the battery terminals and report the reading to us.
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06-13-2021, 08:02 PM
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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The fact that the batteries were just installed suggests an installation issue - was there power after they were installed, but not anymore... or did they never work?
Quote:
Originally Posted by alanmalk
You are dry camping - therefore you MUST have a voltmeter, aka, multi-meter, aka volt-ohm-meter (VOM). Set it on Volts and put the meter leads right on the battery terminals and report the reading to us.
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And by " MUST", you meant "should", right? Lots of people don't have a multimeter among their tools, if they carry tools at all.
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06-13-2021, 08:52 PM
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If you plug in your 7 pin harness to your tow vehicle and start the engine (assuming key on makes 12V line hot) does everything work?
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06-13-2021, 09:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B-P
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And by "MUST", you meant "should", right? Lots of people don't have a multimeter among their tools, if they carry tools at all.
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Well, no. I qualified that statement with "dry camping". If you are out in the wilderness there are some basics that everyone should have if they want to avoid trouble. A spare tire and first aid kit are examples. A multi-meter is in the same category.
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06-13-2021, 11:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pjkur
Tried that any other suggestions?
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open up the WFCO two screws on the front , make sure no shore power is attached . There are 40 amp fuses in there , check them. I think they are reverse polarity fuses but could be blown with a spark.
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06-13-2021, 11:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alanmalk
Well, no. I qualified that statement with "dry camping". If you are out in the wilderness there are some basics that everyone should have if they want to avoid trouble. A spare tire and first aid kit are examples. A multi-meter is in the same category.
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I agree - "should", along with a bunch of other tools.
Of course, "dry camping" can mean spending a night without services in an urban area, so it isn't necessarily "out in the wilderness" without support.
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06-14-2021, 07:47 AM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oldwave
open up the WFCO two screws on the front , make sure no shore power is attached . There are 40 amp fuses in there , check them. I think they are reverse polarity fuses but could be blown with a spark.
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Yes there are two 40A fuses in the WFCO-8955 for reverse polarity. Since recent battery work was done these would be a good thing to check.
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06-14-2021, 08:12 AM
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Have you checked the trailer wiring....... Black goes to B+ White goes to Negative battery post
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06-14-2021, 11:14 AM
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My 17B has a 40 amp maxi-fuse in its own fuse holder inside the left 6v battery box. I would check that first if yours has it. If it's blown, you likely exceeded the load with a large inverter or possibly got a temporary short somewhere.
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