chockwald
04-06-2009, 07:54 PM
After bringing the coach home on Saturday to install the brake controller I noticed that when I plugged into shore power the amp meter in the coach was still showing that the batteries were discharging....hmmmm...I don't have time for this! At first, because that's my personality, I assumed the converter/charger (Intellipower) had gone bad...always assume the worst, right? After thinking on it for a few hours (while I was installing the brake controller) I decided to check the electrical outlet....no power. I then tried changing out the outlet, and still no power, so the outlet is not the problem. The wiring between the outlet and the breaker is probably less than 10 feet long, and it seems to be intact. Next I checked the breaker on the elctrical service panel in my closet. It was not "popped", but I turned it off, reset it, and then turned it on again anyway....still no power to the outlet. At this point I am assuming that the duplex 20 amp breaker has gone bad....all other outlets in the coach work. I was not able to find a duplex 20 amp breaker that was an exact match to what is there, so I'm stalled out on what is wrong, but do believe it must a bad breaker. As an interim solution I ran 14 gauge romex from the electrical outlet that powers my bedroom TV down to the electrical bay, installed a new 120vac electrical outlet, and plugged in the converter/charger, and it works!!! When I visit the Newell plant next week I'll have them trouble shoot it.
The breakers on my service panel are all duplex (except for the main) and are over and under, as opposed to the ones I found at Home Depot which were all side by side. Additionally, I wasn't able to get a perfect match, but I bought one that was closest to what is there now......still no power to the outlet, but since it doesn't seem to match up perfectly, I still can't rule out the breaker as the problem. The electrical service panel is getting power as all outlets, and appliances are working except for this one outlet. The breaker that controls the outlet for the converter is dedicated to that outlet. Is there anything I'm missing here????
The breakers on my service panel are all duplex (except for the main) and are over and under, as opposed to the ones I found at Home Depot which were all side by side. Additionally, I wasn't able to get a perfect match, but I bought one that was closest to what is there now......still no power to the outlet, but since it doesn't seem to match up perfectly, I still can't rule out the breaker as the problem. The electrical service panel is getting power as all outlets, and appliances are working except for this one outlet. The breaker that controls the outlet for the converter is dedicated to that outlet. Is there anything I'm missing here????