Rv Converter Charger Not Working

We received a question from an rv repair club member asking why their rv battery wasn t holding any juice after a full charging cycle.

Rv converter charger not working. An overview of the rv converter. The basic purpose of the converter charger is to recharge a dismissal bank of batteries and discharge coach battery. Use your voltage meter to test across the 120 volt ac terminals to determine whether or not power is being sent to the converter charger. While the problem of an rv battery not charging typically stems back to one common issue there are a handful of other possibilities.

If you do not have an inverter with this capability your conventional converter charger will recognize the battery is at 10 5 volts and throw a 13 6 volt charge to the battery until it reaches 12 6 volts and shut off. They connect to a heat sink usually made. In this case the converter s 12v batteries can no longer retain a constant charge. What does your converter do.

A converter charger in a recreational vehicle is provided by 120 volt rotating when the rv is attached to the side power or when an exactly connected generator is working. To test the function of an rv charger converter is a relatively complex procedure and the test must be performed in sequence. Part of the converter s job is to send power to your house batteries for charging purposes. You would want to spot issues with batteries as soon as possible.

In the case they are also working properly then there is a good chance that problem may be caused by the vehicle converter now it s time to troubleshoot the converter. The converter comprises diodes which supply 12 volt power to the rv and these diodes create heat. Your rv converter changes the 110 volt ac shore power to your house batteries 12 volt dc power. If they are drained and will no longer hold their charge this could be your converter not doing its job.

In some case. Plug the rv into shore power or a running generator. For the rv converter to work its batteries need to maintain a constant charge to be able to supply current.