Trailer: Sold the Bigfoot 17-Looking for a new one
Washington
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My 94 Bigfoot has an inline fuse between the battery and panel. It's located under the dinette seat along the front bulkhead an it is a 30 amp glass fuse in a black fuse holder.
I get 12V DC from the fuse panel on the Power Converter. But no where else.
I figure that I must have a bad ground somewhere.
Anybody know where to look for a bad ground ???
Would it not be simpler/easier to just run another ground wire rather than to look for the one that might not be good?
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Steve and Tali - Dogs: Rocky and our beloved Reacher, Storm, Maggie and Lucy (waiting at the Rainbow Bridge) 2008 Outlaw Oliver Legacy Elite & 2014 Outlaw Oliver Legacy Elite II 2022 Silverado High Country 3500HD Diesel 4x4
Found the 30 amp battery fuse. Tested it and the other ones on the power converter. Their all good and still no DC.
Did you put a tester on the wire going to the fuse? Any power to it?
Not sure about the older Bigfoots but some trailers (mine included) have two inline fuses - on right off the battery outside and another inside the house.
I went through the trailer testing all the ground wires with an Ohm meter and a Pin.
They all tested good. So I plugged in the trailer to my AC wall outlet and abracadabra! I have DC again. Don't know why. Probably wiggled a loose wire tight again. Thanks everybody for all your help.
They all tested good. So I plugged in the trailer to my AC wall outlet and abracadabra! I have DC again. Don't know why. Probably wiggled a loose wire tight again. Thanks everybody for all your help.
Tom
Humm are you sure you actually have DC power again? if your plugged into a 110 wall outlet your getting your power via the wall outlet and converter not the battery. If your lights do not work when not plugged into the wall outlet you still have a DC power issue.
try disconnecting the battery posts, plug in the converter to 110 ac and test with a multimeter the wires at the battery while it's disconnected and see if power is getting to there
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Joe and Linda
2013 Casita SD
Dodge Ram 4x4
Pull your battery out and take it to your local auto parts store. Have them do a load test on it (it's usually a free service.) I'll bet your battery is shot and needs to be replaced.