Hello.
My father has a 2012 (or 2013, I can't remember exactly) Starcraft 186RD hybrid camper that he has offered to let my family use. He bought the camper new and used up until my mother passed about 5 years ago. The camper has been sitting since.
I have started the process of going through the systems and assessing what needs to be done. The biggest issue that I have encountered is a strange electrical issue. The 12 volt items don't seem to be working on shore power or with a battery. The 110 volt appliances seem to be working as well as the 110 volt outlets. My first thought was the converter is bad and not allowing the 12 volts to pass through. But, here's where the story gets wierd for me, while we were in the process of trying to make the 12 volt system work, my brother was adjusting the fan speed on the air conditioner and caused the 12 volt lights to momentarily come on. He was able to repeat this a few times. Each time, the lights would come on for about 5 seconds and the AC fan would slow down. By the way, the AC is a roof top unit with rotary switches and runs off of 110 volts. At that point, it was getting late and I needed to leave. I was also concerned that continuing this would cause damage or release the magic smoke.
My theory is that maybe there is a bad neutral on the AC side and the 12 volt converter is starving for power. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Brian
My father has a 2012 (or 2013, I can't remember exactly) Starcraft 186RD hybrid camper that he has offered to let my family use. He bought the camper new and used up until my mother passed about 5 years ago. The camper has been sitting since.
I have started the process of going through the systems and assessing what needs to be done. The biggest issue that I have encountered is a strange electrical issue. The 12 volt items don't seem to be working on shore power or with a battery. The 110 volt appliances seem to be working as well as the 110 volt outlets. My first thought was the converter is bad and not allowing the 12 volts to pass through. But, here's where the story gets wierd for me, while we were in the process of trying to make the 12 volt system work, my brother was adjusting the fan speed on the air conditioner and caused the 12 volt lights to momentarily come on. He was able to repeat this a few times. Each time, the lights would come on for about 5 seconds and the AC fan would slow down. By the way, the AC is a roof top unit with rotary switches and runs off of 110 volts. At that point, it was getting late and I needed to leave. I was also concerned that continuing this would cause damage or release the magic smoke.
My theory is that maybe there is a bad neutral on the AC side and the 12 volt converter is starving for power. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Brian
