No lights from Battery power

jdauter · 09-04-2011, 10:51 PM

I have a 2010 Grey Wolf 29 BHKS. I have had no problems all summer. Today we came home and parked it beside our house to find none of the inside power works while on battery. All works fine on Shore power. Also, my slide works on battery. Nothing else does. Is there maybe a problem with the converter? Where do I find it. Is there a reset button. I checked all of the breakers and fuses found in the panel in the bunkhouse and no issues here.

grhodes50 · 09-04-2011, 11:05 PM

Check outside the tt for a fuse or reset coming off of the battery.

Mine has auto resets, so if one goes out I have to replace it.

**KyDan** · 09-05-2011, 07:01 AM

Go to your battery and follow the plus wire as it travels back down the hitch and
frame rail. You'll most likely find a fuse or circuit breaker underneath
the trailer near the front. Apparently the slide is connected in front
of this circuit breaker/fuse so it's still working.
This is fairly common.

Good Luck!

jim44646 · 09-05-2011, 07:22 AM

I had same problem a few weeks ago. Found a blown fuse in power line leading from battery. Replased it and all is well

rohlingerrv · 09-05-2011, 01:12 PM

Hey the same thing happen to me this weekend! I checked all the fuses from the battery, 3 of them all checked good,, now what??

rohlingerrv · 09-05-2011, 07:02 PM

jdauter, please post follow up if you solve the problem,

**Herk7769** · 09-05-2011, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rohlingerrv

Hey the same thing happen to me this weekend! I checked all the fuses from the battery, 3 of them all checked good,, now what??

From your photo I assume you have a 5th wheel.

You problem is most likely the same as mine was. Under your pin box is a red rubber covered current limiter. Remove the corroded terminals and treat them with a nice sanding with wet and dry sandpaper. reconnect the wires. Problem should go away.

08flagvlite · 09-05-2011, 09:31 PM

IF you have a travel trailer, there is a junction block under the front frame area where the battery power wires go to from the battery. This is actually a resettable switch and gets corroded pretty easily. SOME have a small reset button that can be pushed, and some are auto-resetting. Check that little junction block, I'll bet that is the problem! Randy

jdauter · 09-06-2011, 03:19 PM

Yup that was it. Reset button under the belly near the A frame.

rohlingerrv · 09-06-2011, 03:30 PM

ok I found the limiter, with 2 red wires going to it, one side is hot and the other is not,,does this mean the limiter is bad? My camper is only a year old, not corroded

Kpinto · 09-06-2011, 04:20 PM

See if there is a reset button on it. If not it needs to be changed.

08flagvlite · 09-06-2011, 05:37 PM

Minew was only 3 months old, and had some green corrosion and rust on the terminals. They (the dealer) said it was from the road salt and snow coming here to be delivered from Indiana. I don't really buy that; but they changed it out, and the problem went away. I still think yours is bad, and even if it is not, you'll have a spare for when it does fail! Randy

rohlingerrv · 09-06-2011, 06:11 PM

Yeah!! Success, I finally found the elusive tiny hidden reset button, I saw after I removed the limiter and the little black button was on the side, reset and all is well! thanks so much for all info, saved me a long trip back to dealer!

Surveyor Sam · 09-06-2011, 08:10 PM

Its a corrosion limiter. When it gets corroded, it limits the current. ha

C.C. · 09-06-2011, 08:36 PM

hello I recently Bought new a 2012 cherokee grey wolf travel trailer I do not have any functions off of the battery noticed this two days after i got it home The slide works only while plugged in to power source and a full battery but no lights, etc. work on the battery alone. what could be the problem ? I am gonna call the dealer tomorrow. but if something easily fixed such as a reset I would prefer not to pull the unit back 60 miles to the dealer

rohlingerrv · 09-06-2011, 08:53 PM

Pretty sure your problem is the same as mine, called dealer and ask about the limiter and how to reset it. seems to be a common problem

C.C. · 09-06-2011, 10:06 PM

Thanks will ask the dealer and will try and have a look for the reset myself I first found this unit was plugged in went to let the slide in getting ready for a trip and it would not come in. checked all fuses then thought about the battery could be weak. so I check the battery level by pressing the onboard panel . of course plugged in t showed full level unplugged it showed low. so tried let converter charge it didnt work so i used my battery charger got it 100% hooked batter back up and still with battery 100% if not plugged in to power source the onboard panel doesnt show anything. but the slide will work plugged in.

**Herk7769** · 09-06-2011, 10:17 PM

CC, remember the "Full" light is not full like a tank. The face of your monitor has different readings when you are using the battery function.

Instead of "Full" it has a "C" for charging. All that light means is that the voltage AT THE MONITOR is above 12.5 volts. The other readings are "G" for "good" and "F" for "fair" and "L" for dead but over 6 volts to turn on the light at all.

My money is still on the current limiter that protects your system from a bad battery. The wires can get corroded since it is located outside in the weather or the reset (if equipped with one) may need to be pressed as previously posted.

C.C. · 09-06-2011, 10:39 PM

Should this indicator work if unplugged from a power supply.?

rohlingerrv · 09-07-2011, 05:06 AM

cc the battery indicator will not work as mine didnt,thats what confused me, I had a full charged battery but the indicator would not even light up, my money as stated is on the limiter, post follow up if you find problem

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