Hi, everybody--it's been a minute, but I wanted to update that (I think) I found the problem. This was the summer of fixing a bad ground, replacing the converter, replacing the
battery, replacing the AC, none of which fixed the humidity problem (which was still getting up to 85% when I turned it on). My interior
lights worked for a little while after I got the converter replaced, but then quit working; the
porch light continued to not work. Had issues with the
fridge. It was a wild and and annoying and expensive summer.
As I continued to Google the problem, I learned that there was one more fuse that I didn't know existed up at the front of the
Scamp. So I went looking for it..and it was MELTED. Melted. Melted! Welp, that explains a lot. Yikes on bikes, that was terrifying to find.
Electrical is beyond my capability, so I took it to a local place that was wonderful and he clipped out the melted fuse box and replaced it, and magically the interior lights came back on.
Still no
porch light. So we kept digging. Or, they did, and I watched and learned. He brought on a second guy who went digging around in the wires under the seat. Found TWO bad grounds as he was muttering about how the clip connectors are trash (as he replaced them with butt connectors and heat shrink) and once those grounds were fixed, the
porch light magically worked.
It's obviously not AC weather, so I haven't checked the AC, but I'm crossing all fingers and toes that this solves that problem too. If the
electrical system isn't working the way it's supposed to, no wonder the appliances don't work right. The unfortunate reality is that I replaced an AC that I didn't have to, but
Scamp didn't check that particular fuse when they were working on the camper this summer, so they said they'd work to make it right. I hope they do. That would be very kind.
In the meantime, I have what seems to be functional electrics and a lot more knowledge than I did a couple of months ago. Here's to hoping this might help out somebody else!