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08-20-2010, 05:08 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Stuart, FL
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So we made it from AZ to FL in our new to us 03 Journey DP. The house batteries were smelly so I replaced them Tuesday...3 new 12V 27 series. Cleaned all connections but now inverter/charger not working. Checked all connections I touched...all clean and tight...checked fuse link, it's OK. Turned Freedom 15 Inverter/Charger on and off, reset breakers on same...I'm out of ideas and new batteries are slowly fading away (now down to 12.0). Any help is appreciated
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2003 Journey DL, 330 Cat
2007 CRV, Roadmaster Bar and Brake
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08-20-2010, 05:50 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Weyauwega, WI US
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Does your inverter work OK? If it does than it is hooked up properly. If not I would suspect a cable got hooked up wrong. I have to disconnect my inverter/charger every time I check the battery water and have never had a problem.
Don
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08-21-2010, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Stuart, FL
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Don...Thanks for your reply. The inverter was not working either. All connections were clean and tight and correct (I took a photo before disconnecting). Your post made me think that it had to be in the connections so I took everything apart and then I hooked the batteries one at a time to the chassis, from back to front. Everything now works perfectly. Before I had hooked all the batteries together and then connected them to the chassis. Go figure. Thanks very much for your reply...Jim
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Pat and Jim Makely, Stuart,FL
2003 Journey DL, 330 Cat
2007 CRV, Roadmaster Bar and Brake
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08-21-2010, 03:34 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Litchfield Park, Arizona
Posts: 5,147
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Sounds like another of those things where you just have to stand on one foot and face the east...  Gremlins come standard with RVs I think.
BTW, I couldn't find info on what kind of rig you have so you might want to add that info to your signature.
Take care....
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2007 Itasca Ellipse 40FD
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08-25-2010, 04:57 PM
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Freightliner Owners Club Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Cordele, Ga
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Glad you got it working. I did that once and missed the rear positive cable, which must feed the inverter. Things got kinda weird till I did what you did and went back over everything. First rule of troubleshooting, look at the last thing worked on.
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Dale & Sherry
2002 Itasca Horizon 32TD
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08-25-2010, 06:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 514
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My guess is that the cables to the inverter were overlooked. It's ok to admit it since it's unusual to connect cables to both ends of the battery bank.
Don't ask me how I know this can happen.
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ernieh
2003 Journey DL, 2007 Wrangler Toad
Coming soon, 2012 Phaeton 36QSH
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