Shore power

[coloradojoe13]

Hello- I just bought a Forest River A122TH a-frame pop-up camper. I had it plugged in to power at home and the battery went dead. Tested battery and it doesn't hold a charge. Replaced battery but why wouldn't my lights and CO detector still work if it was plugged in? Doesn't this unit have a converter to maintain charge to the battery if plugged in? Thanks.

[bikendan]

Yes it has a converter.
You may have tripped the 12v resettable circuit breaker that's located along the A-frame.
It has a tiny black reset button you have to push.
Usually trips when someone reverses the battery cables, by accident.

[coloradojoe13]

There is a circuit breaker panel next to the fuses, but they were all on. It appears the unit does have a converter. Could the problem be that I had it plugged in to a 15A circuit from my garage? Also, is there any other place to look for a main 120v breaker switch?

[cavie]

Originally Posted by coloradojoe13

There is a circuit breaker panel next to the fuses, but they were all on. It appears the unit does have a converter. Could the problem be that I had it plugged in to a 15A circuit from my garage? Also, is there any other place to look for a main 120v breaker switch?

If you have a GFI circuit in your trailer you cannot plug into a GFI circuit in your house. yes, you have a main breaker and some smaller ones in your converter.

[Bama Rambler]

Originally Posted by coloradojoe13

There is a circuit breaker panel next to the fuses, but they were all on. It appears the unit does have a converter. Could the problem be that I had it plugged in to a 15A circuit from my garage? Also, is there any other place to look for a main 120v breaker switch?

When plugged into shore power do the 120 volt receptacles, A/C, Microwave, work? If so then 120 volt shore power is getting to the unit.

If they work, don't worry about the 120 volt power, concentrate on the 12 volt power.

It appears that the lights now don't work on either battery or shore power?
If that's the case then the first thing to do is make sure that the 120 volt breaker labeled Conv or converter is on. Then make sure that the reverse polarity fuses at the converter are good. Then look for the resettable fuse near the battery. I suspect that you have a couple of issues to find.