Battery issue

[pjkur]

No battery power dry camping help!

[Iowa Dave]

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

[pjkur]

Tried that any other suggestions?

[Donna D.]

Is nothing working on battery? Like your lights?

[pjkur]

Main fuse holder? The red case by batteries?

[MVA]

When you say no battery power, even your ceiling lights do not work?

[pjkur]

Nothing is working lights ect just install 2 new deep cycle Duracell batteries

[pjkur]

Nothing works

[MVA]

Did you charge the batteries after they were installed? What have you been running your refrigerator on - gas or DC?

[cpaharley2008]

Did you test the batteries for proper voltage?

[dfandrews]

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)?

[alanmalk]

Originally Posted by dfandrews

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Do you have a voltmeter (VOM)?

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.

[Brian B-P]

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?

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.

And by "MUST", you meant "should", right? Lots of people don't have a multimeter among their tools, if they carry tools at all.

[rubicon327]

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?

[alanmalk]

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.

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.

[oldwave]

Originally Posted by pjkur

Tried that any other suggestions?

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.

[Brian B-P]

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.

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.

[rubicon327]

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.

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.

[TZBrown]

Have you checked the trailer wiring....... Black goes to B+ White goes to Negative battery post

[skyfree]

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.