Well 4 weeks ago my air stopped working in my trailer, I figured out the converter went bad. I took my TT in and got a new converter put in, drove it to the campsite and fired it up(the AC), no air, no fan, no nothing, The furnace would not even crank on. I thought it was the thermostat, so I ordered one and replaced it, still nothing. I looked inside the AC unit,but could not find a thing. So I checked from the bottom vent inside the trailer, I see a controller box. With a section I can take off with a screw, I open it up and find a 3 amp fuse blown. I replace the fuse and the fan kicks on, AC works and I am doing the jig dance. As soon as I flip the fan to high the fuse blows, I tried a 5 amp, it blew, I tried a 10 amp and it was fine. Could my new converter be the issue? Is it pumping to much power than the old one? If you run the system in low everything works fine. Any thoughts? Before it worked fine with 0 issue.
thats always the worse trying to figure that crap out sometimes. I haven't even used my trailer that much this year, taking it out to the mississippi pallisades labor day weekend for 4 nights, so that will be nice to relax.
Germ, just a thought, but wasn't that a 3 amp fuze for a reason? That is the typical, "if it doesn't fit just get a bigger hammer" approach. I like it! I hope you guys are enjoying the heck out of the new trailer. It sounds like it!
Germ, just so you know, you should never put in a higher rated fuse. The amperage of the fuse that was in there was there for a reason. By putting in a higher fuse, you can do more damage to the system. I'm glad your system is working fine now though.
Germ, And just another FYI, your converter should not have anything to do with your A/C. Your converter runs all the 12v DC items in your camper. The A/C is run straight through your 120v AC plug in. Also, just keep in mind that you should have a minimum 20 amp service to run your 13,500 BTU A/C (which is the most common size). A lot of people will plug it into their outlet in the the garage on a 15amp circuit and have problems and then wonder why. 30 amp is actually preferred but you can get away with 20amp if you don't have anything else on at the same time the compressor kicks in. You may already know some/all of this..... Just giving some tips. I'm somewhat of a TT geek.... love talking about that stuff.
Thanks for the info!!!! Yes the AC issue was a campsite also on 30 amp. I was not even running the AC just the fan. Just flipping the fan to how tripped the fuse.
