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roadster guy · 10-04-2018, 11:04 PM

Noob here, I have a 2000 Beaver Monterey that I am only getting power to a couple outlets, I know the GFI outlets can raise c,aine with the whole system, any testing procedures any ideas? Checked power to the main panel and power is there, checked.breakers all good, thoughts??
Thanks in advance.

Skip426 · 10-04-2018, 11:22 PM

If your only getting power to a couple of outlets , it would be nice to find out if your coach is equipped with a large ( 2000 watt ) inverter . Inverters of that size can usually power up a number of outlets in the coach when boondocking ; using battery power.
If there is a large inverter, then two possibilities , 1 , there are circuit breakers tripped on the inverter .
2. the internal by-pass , in the inverter that should let shore power through and activate the battery charge portion on the unit is faulty.

vsheetz · 10-05-2018, 01:16 AM

I this something that used to work ok? Or has never worked as far as you know?

Check breakers on inverter.
If you have a panel divided into main / sub sections be sure both legs are active to the subpanel section.

roadster guy · 10-05-2018, 10:15 PM

Yes it did work fine, actually I had a Tripp Lite 3000 watt installed after the original quit charging the batteries. There are circuit breakers on the inverter and when I push the reset in nothing happens, thought they didn't pop, so the inverters switch for shore power could be faulty?

roadster guy · 10-05-2018, 10:24 PM

I have shore power to the breaker panel and power at each breaker, so switch should be working, and my microwave has power, had an issue before and it was a GFI outlet that was bad. HATE electrical gremlins.

Old-Biscuit · 10-05-2018, 10:34 PM

Outlet are daisy chained one to another to another

Pull last working outlet and check it wires are still connected that fed next outlet
They typically use push in 'v' notched connection which are notorious for vibrating loose

roadster guy · 10-05-2018, 10:38 PM

I'll start there, thanks.

THenne1713 · 10-06-2018, 09:57 AM

re: receptacles: "the GFCI...", should read "the TWO GFCI", so maybe you need to find the other, usually a bath and a kitchen. My kitchen GFCI is over sink, on bottom of cabinet, facing down. Have read of some under bench seats, or one poster recently found one beside his bed he did not know of in a rig he has owned for years. If this all fails, you may need to disconnect all power and start removing receptacle for visual inspection?

THenne1713 · 10-06-2018, 10:27 AM

If 50a, there should be two panels or panel have two sections or phases, so you need to check both; you also might have one broken hot wire at the plug, or bad contacts in the ATS. If 30a, NONE of that applies, since you have (some) power.

roadster guy · 10-06-2018, 09:51 PM

Thanks, I work the weekends, will start on Monday looking for the problem and will keep you guys posted.

roadster guy · 10-07-2018, 04:43 PM

What I have found so far, my 120v cord to the MH was only 103volts, so when I hooked up to a good 120v the inverter now redirects, when my onboard gen. is running the switches all work fine, at 103volts the inverter wouldn't switch. I have power to the kitchen 120v even when I shut off the main breaker?? that is the only power I have, I still haven't pulled all the receptacles but the GFCI at the vanity has power when I check the black and ground together, but nothing with black and white. Jumped from the panel neutral bar to the vanity neutral still nothing, the ohm meter did not get a solid tone but an erratic one. some outlets when tested said bad ground another said open ground. This all worked fine but has been sitting for about three years. BAD on ME.

1982 · 10-07-2018, 06:18 PM

Sitting for 3 years.... any evidence of rodent activity? They can chew up stuff in the most difficult to access places.

roadster guy · 10-07-2018, 08:16 PM

wondered about that but have yet to see anything, but it is the unseen that I know can be the problem. I have 3 outlets that say bad ground, 1 hot and ground are swapped, not to sure about that one, or my new tester.

roadster guy · 10-10-2018, 10:51 PM

GOT it, chased the electric gremlins out of my Beaver. Changed the factory outlets with new residential style retro fit boxes and quality outlets, new GFCIs, cleaned any ground connections I could find. Amazing the weird things that can be the result of bad grounding and or loose connections. Grounding especially, Thanks for your guys input.