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Old 03-15-2017, 07:59 AM   #1
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Power Converter issue

I have a 2011 cedar creek silverback 5th wheel.

It is set up permanently at a year round campground. I have it connected to commercial AC power and always turn off the main breaker in the feed panel when I leave. We had power outages in the area when the breaker was off. Now I am experiencing power issues with my converter.

Anything AC will work fine. When I run one DC circuit at a time it works but sometimes dims. As soon as I turn a second D.C. Circuit on ( even lights ) it beeps and I lose all power to camper. I have replaced the battery and it still continues to do it. I have checked all cabling and no issues found. I'm thinking the power converter is shot.

Anyone else experience this issue ?
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Old 03-15-2017, 08:14 AM   #2
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I lost all DC power in my 2013 Silverback. Replaced converter and all is good now. It was easy to do also. I think I heard that brand had a problem with some only lasting around 4 years. I would check for loose connections at the converter and beaker box first tho.
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Old 03-15-2017, 08:25 AM   #3
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I lost all DC power in my 2013 Silverback. Replaced converter and all is good now. It was easy to do also. I think I heard that brand had a problem with some only lasting around 4 years. I would check for loose connections at the converter and beaker box first tho.
Did you replace with same exact converter or a different one
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No i got one the same size or just a little bigger off ebay or amazon cant remember right off.
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Old 03-15-2017, 08:40 AM   #5
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It was the PM3 or 4 and worked good all last year.
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it was the pm3 or 4 and worked good all last year.
thnak you
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