Voltage on TOW Connector

[Huck]

Originally Posted by Gina D.

The fuse was my first suspicion. Always check the easiest first. 30 amp is good. I have blown mine when "Hot Swapping" (Plugging in the tow with engine running) before. Yeah, I know. It ain't the best practice ....

I see great value in charging from the pigtail. Here is a thread from "Long Ago" where I did exactly as you want. It was quick, simple and easy. And a good place to "park" the connector.

You can use any box you want, I just used this one because it easily mounted to the frame, as it was designed to do.

http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...ing-38147.html

Thanks. One of my next projects.

[Steve L.]

Originally Posted by Roy in TO

Would that be the winter after you watched me try to fry my connectors?

I enjoyed helping you and I remember the wires glowed like the inside of a toaster! Well, that's a little much but I do know you let a little smoke out of the system.

[Jon Vermilye]

30 amp fuse is OK as long as they ran #10 wire. If they ran something small such as #14 or even #16, the wire will melt before the fuse blows, at least with small overloads.

[Huck]

I'm telling you people, there are dumb questions and dumb people. And I'm going to keep at it until I convince you.

The reason the battery tester always read 13.88 was because that's what they printed on the clear plastic that covered the led readout. Actually they printed 13.68, but when plugged in it appeared as 13.88. Now that the plastic is off, it works fine.



Not much I can say in defense except I often leave the plastic on devices and they have always been blank. Dumb idea to print 13.68 on it.

Originally Posted by Huck

I plug this in the 12 v outlet in the trailer and it always reads 13.88.

When I plug it into the cigarette lighter in my car it seems to work properly, so I think it is working OK.

Any ideas why it would always read 13.88? The biggest fluctuation I have seen is .01 v, but it goes right back to 13.88.




INNOVA 3721 Battery and Charging System Monitor

[Gina D.]

Lol!!!!!!