Converter Issue

[BLTOH]

UPDATE

I questioned an electrician about the pigtail and he told me I am ok to not put one on the new converter that the numerous wires going in will be better then the pigtail solid wire but to make sure all wires make it into the slot.

so with that said we went camping this past weekend and everything worked great. no issues with the battery or converter. we ran the ac and no issues.

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by BLTOH

UPDATE

I questioned an electrician about the pigtail and he told me I am ok to not put one on the new converter that the numerous wires going in will be better then the pigtail solid wire but to make sure all wires make it into the slot.

so with that said we went camping this past weekend and everything worked great. no issues with the battery or converter. we ran the ac and no issues.

Good to hear!
Have fun !


Turbs

[dcmChrissy]

Originally Posted by BLTOH

UPDATE

I questioned an electrician about the pigtail and he told me I am ok to not put one on the new converter that the numerous wires going in will be better then the pigtail solid wire but to make sure all wires make it into the slot.

so with that said we went camping this past weekend and everything worked great. no issues with the battery or converter. we ran the ac and no issues.

Good Deal, glad it's working well, no more worries.

C

[scottm]

Hello,
I had a similar issue on my 2005 Surveyor. It ended up being a bad converter (one of the nodes melted) after calling around I was getting quotes of around $500 because you can't just replace the converter you have to replace the entire electrical breaker box that the converter is attached to. I found a place online that sold the whole system for $140 and installed it myself. The white globs you see are the manufacturer not wanting you to take apart the converter from the box. If this link is not the same converter I am sure you can google your exact one and find it for fairly cheap. The installation took me an hour and was pretty easy, just take your time and label the wires. Hope this helps.

Electrical Converters for RV and More Class A Customs

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by scottm

Hello,
I had a similar issue on my 2005 Surveyor. It ended up being a bad converter (one of the nodes melted) after calling around I was getting quotes of around $500 because you can't just replace the converter you have to replace the entire electrical breaker box that the converter is attached to. I found a place online that sold the whole system for $140 and installed it myself. The white globs you see are the manufacturer not wanting you to take apart the converter from the box. If this link is not the same converter I am sure you can google your exact one and find it for fairly cheap. The installation took me an hour and was pretty easy, just take your time and label the wires. Hope this helps.

Electrical Converters for RV and More Class A Customs

Respectfully that's not true, you can just replace the converter.
I've replaced many converters and not the complete housing.
Whom ever told you that you can't replace just the converter is a scammer.

Turbs

[scottm]

Originally Posted by f1100turbo

Respectfully that's not true, you can just replace the converter.
I've replaced many converters and not the complete housing.
Whom ever told you that you can't replace just the converter is a scammer.

Turbs

So Camping World, K&C RV, and RV American are all scammers? Hmmm, I'll keep that in mind next time I need to buy anything for my camper. You may want to call and tell them what you think of them. I was told by them as well as others that the converter in the Elixer 45 model could not be replaced by itself. Regardless I found the exact panel and converter the camper was manufactured with for far less than anyone quoted me. And with the warranty because I didn't break the glue on the screws to get it out.

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by scottm

So Camping World, K&C RV, and RV American are all scammers? Hmmm, I'll keep that in mind next time I need to buy anything for my camper. You may want to call and tell them what you think of them. I was told by them as well as others that the converter in the Elixer 45 model could not be replaced by itself. Regardless I found the exact panel and converter the camper was manufactured with for far less than anyone quoted me. And with the warranty because I didn't break the glue on the screws to get it out.

Well were talking about wfco converters in this thread not elixer converters. Respectfully your input really doesn't mean much.
Regardless I'd never put either in my camper.