electric issue

  1. MX

    2021 Vengeance Rogue Shore plug issue

    Hi all, First post, so apologies if I am missing information. We have a 2021 Vengeance rouge 32v toy hauler. Earlier last year we started experiencing issues with our shore plug, when plugged into the generator (3500 Generac with converter) the plug works fine powering everything in the camper...
  2. GR

    Electrical help in Jacksonville FL

    Hey everyone, I'm reaching out from Jacksonville, Florida, with a plea for some much-needed assistance. A couple of months back, I embarked on what I thought would be an exciting journey of converting a bus into a skoolie. However, my enthusiasm might have gotten the better of my judgment, and I...
  3. BE

    Looking for help diagnosing an electrical problem in Pensacola, FL

    Hey guys! My bus got chewed on by some mice a couple years back, and started to develop a few problems in the electrical... The problem first started when the air-brake alarm started alarming randomly while I was driving. It would come and go, and even while it was blaring, it sounded like it...
  4. katix

    what causes my skoolie's hot skin? keeps shocking me!

    any suggestions where to look, to track down the cause of the hot skin on my bus? i've noticed it from time to time for months now. i've gotten shocked from touching electrical power strips, various appliance cords, the bare steel walls (while installing additional insulation,) and even the...
  5. LA

    Lights on the back of the bus aren't working.

    TL;DR: The lights on the back of the bus aren't working, and we don't know how to tackle the awful rats nest that is the bus wiring. Any advice on how to trouble shoot it would be super helpful. --- We're having issues with our bus electrical. We removed the flashers on the front of the bus...
  6. HU

    How to Disable Brake Interlock System

    Hi Everyone, Last week we had a huge scare when we realized the bus was stuck after removing the wheelchair lift. The brake interlock prevented the bus from moving. After a couple days we got it to work, here’s a tutorial in case anyone else is in the same situation How to Disable Brake...
  7. Bikester

    No Electric, Well Kinda

    Hey All, Went to check on my rig, which is covered and sleeping comfortably for the winter. I dropped both batteries back in (they sit indoors on trickle chargers) and fired it up (rig and generator). All good. Put a big smile on my face. I walked around inside to do some inspection and...
  8. Corbi

    9 volt wiring

    I wired my circuit breaker panel as shown in my pictures. For some reason, when I turn the battery selector to off, current still flows to the swich panel. Any ideas why this happens?
  9. TH

    Electrical transmission issue Allison 3,000 pts cat c7 check trans abs range inhibit

    Allison 3000 PTS 6 speed tranny from ‘09 150k mi. Well maintained by school district. We owned since Jan. Driving well, no tranny issues, since conversion completed 2 weeks ago. *yes we have fluid and no, there’s no random tools in my tranny from the last maintenance🙄* Allison tech at Kenworth...
  10. RO

    New Member / electrical question

    Hello, As you see I am new here. I have recently started camping with a 2019 284BHS. We are happy with the camper and are enjoying the lifestyle. This forum seems to be a great place to visit for information. Thank you for having me. My question is pretty simple I believe. I am not able to...
  11. 2W

    Electrical help in MA

    We ran all our electrical for our living space. Plugged it into the generator and flipped the breaker and nothing. We are in MA looking for a local Skoolie community in NH or ME. Any suggestions? We spent so much time, effort and money. It’s been exhausting
  12. SpoonLady

    I Had a fire in my bus.

    So, I've got a 2000 GMC Express bus (van), diesel - 4 windows - small. It runs great, except... After not having driven it for about 3 weeks, the fuse box above the driver seat caught fire. Everything within that contained space was lit aflame, and the entire bus smells like burnt wires and...
  13. LI

    Heavy Load Appliances Flipping Breakers Despite Capable Solar Setup

    Hi friends, I am running into an electrical issue with my recently-purchased converted short bus. We have 500W of solar on the roof, a couple of huge batteries (don’t know the specs off-hand, can look this info up if it ends up being super important) and a 3000W renogy inverter. Most of the...
  14. WI

    My 1999 Bluebird shortie

    Good morning from central Florida. I have a 1999 GMC 3500 Bluebird Minibus. Yesterday while reinstalling the back clearance lights I somehow created a dead short, frying out all of my back lights. When I first got my Bird several months back I contacted Bluebird trying to get a wiring diagram...
  15. FA

    6v 220ah battery bank

    I accidentally bought 2 6v 220ah batteries thinking that it would double the amperage when i created the 12v series. The seller will not take them back so i am stuck with them. Now that I know that is not possible I am left with just 220ah. I plan on hiking or being out of the bus most of the...
  16. Freeman-JAY

    What would you do?

    We had spent the night at a Harvest Host site. This was our first night of a three week trip. It was around 8:30 AM, and I started the generator to cool down the coach and to get ready for the day. We have a 2018 Greyhawk 26Y. The AC was running, the light over the sink was in, a light over...
  17. AB

    Running Lights not working

    I just bought a brand new 2021 Jayflight 267BHS and the running lights are not working. I’m brand new to camping and don’t know much. I’m driving a 2016 F-150 and all the prongs on the truck have power. The dealer is 2 hours away and I don’t want to have to pull it back to the dealer if it’s...
  18. MO

    NEED HELP with an electrical transmission issue. 2001 Thomas flat nose.

    Hi Fellow skoolie friends. I have a 2001 Thomas MVP Saftliner. Flat nose School Bus. The bus has an electrical issue. There electrical transmission is not lighting up or working. We have tried to find a faulty connection or where the wiring goes to help it out..... but no luck. Any thoughts...
  19. GH

    Help please

    Double recliner sofa. Recliner trouble We are now camping in the Florida panhandle. One of the recliners is open and now it will not close. We hear a click sound when the retract button is pushed. We need help please. Thank you for any and all help. God Bless You All.
  20. CI

    Power Question

    I am new to RV camping and so far have had no issues, until recently. The last two times I have had our 2013 23B out we had no power from the converter. The 1st time was on a generator and the 2nd time was at home plugged into a 110. Both times I used a 30amp to 15amp adapter and possibly had an...
  21. BI

    174BH Interior Lights Issue

    We recently purchased a 2016 Jayco 174BH. Had it out this weekend and strange thing happened to interior lights. When plugged into power supply at campground, the radio stopped working in the afternoon on Monday and then that evening the lights started going haywire. Would turn on the main light...

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