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Old 09-24-2016, 06:36 PM   #1
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Not enough power

I just bought a 2006. T276SR. We are on our first overnight and encountering a few issues. I am hooked to a 30 amp camp ground hookup.

1 when I got it to the site (10 mins from home) I could not get the slide to go out. I hit the switch and it totally stalled out. I could hear motor engage but not turn. Used hand crank and it went out ok.

2. AC works but when I turn on lights, or the microwave everything dims. The Battery light on the control sometimes show all light, and sometimes only 2-3 like I'm running on battery. But why would AC, Frig and Micro work if I'm on battery?
Any suggestions on the power issue first and foremost as I think / feel that's the cause of #1 issue.
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Old 09-25-2016, 05:59 AM   #2
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Sure sounds like a dead battery to me. The slide will probably not work if your just relying on the converter to power it. It needs a good battery. The A/C and microwave run on 120 ac they don't care about battery power. If you have a decent battery installed ,check for a main fuse or breaker near the battery that maybe blown.
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Thank you

It appears I had two things going on.
1. Your most likely right about the battery. It has enough to powere to get my jack up and down and maybe run some lights. However in exploring that issue I found
1a. A battery cut off that I had not looked at or even knew about. As soon as I flipped it to "On" everything was fine.. Bright lights, AC fan and the slide out worked.

So that makes me wonder about why I was able to get some stuff working but not all at once. I am thinking maybe the issue is the battery cut off and or the battery.

Correct me if I'm wrong,
If the cut off to the camper was not let allowing the whole system to be in play, then the converter, was not able to function properly hence the issues with stuff not working correctly.
Next question is if the battery cutoff was not allowing power to the camper why did some of the lights work, and the slide out motor engage but not move? Is that a problem I need to be concerned with?
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It appears I had two things going on.
1. Your most likely right about the battery. It has enough to powere to get my jack up and down and maybe run some lights. However in exploring that issue I found
1a. A battery cut off that I had not looked at or even knew about. As soon as I flipped it to "On" everything was fine.. Bright lights, AC fan and the slide out worked.

So that makes me wonder about why I was able to get some stuff working but not all at once. I am thinking maybe the issue is the battery cut off and or the battery.

Correct me if I'm wrong,
If the cut off to the camper was not let allowing the whole system to be in play, then the converter, was not able to function properly hence the issues with stuff not working correctly.
Next question is if the battery cutoff was not allowing power to the camper why did some of the lights work, and the slide out motor engage but not move? Is that a problem I need to be concerned with?
1/1a: Your converter needs the "boost" from the battery to have enough amperage to drive the slide motor.

The convertor produces 12v, but at a fixed amperage. It relies on the battery as a reserve when the amp draw exceeds the output of the converter.

The battery has enough reserve capacity to run the slide while boondocking (no 110v hookup), but the converter will struggle without the battery.

Yes, the battery switch should be on, except when the trailer is in storage. Turning it off when in storage ( if not connected to 120v) will keep things like the smoke/lp detectors and the radio from killing the battery.

FYI - I have a 2007 276SR. I did have to replace my converter at about 5 years old. Lights started to fluctuate then it died completely. Not a bad job, if you're reasonably handy.

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