House voltage

[all8up]

Hello all. After running into some antenna power supply trouble, I decided to upgrade to the sensar pro. Works great until the converter kicks on then just flashes. I checked voltage at the sensar, 15.5v, turn off converter voltage normal. With the converter on, voltage at battery 13.7. Battery is good and connections clean. Working on a 97 forest river wildwood 5er. Why is there such a big difference? Looks like a 6300 Magnatec converter, could it be bad? Thanks for any suggestions, Brandon

[all8up]

The wire that feeds the battery is normal voltage out of the converter, the wire that feeds the fuse box is too high. I believe the converter is bad.

[bluepill]

Voltage that high can damage the 12 volt control boards in the fridge, A/C, water heater (if spark ignition), as well as radio, CO detector, etc.

Personally, I would leave the converter unpowered while you wait for a new one to be installed.

[all8up]

I have it disconnected and removed, the replacement will be here in a few days. I was just having a hard time figuring out why the voltage was different, but i know the converter is bad now. And that voltage did fry my new sensar pro.