I have a ‘79
surfside with the original power converter (see photos). I’ve boondocked a few times and took along my 600 watt portable power unit plugged the shoreline power cord from the converter into one of the AC outlets of the power box. I’ve been able to power up the trailer including interior
lights, fans and AC receptacles, basically using the power box as a substitute for shore power.
Now for my questions:
1. There doesn’t seem to be a dedicated wire running from the grounding screw of the converter directly to the metal trailer frame. Should there be one? The shore power supply cord has its ground wire connected to this screw.
2. The panel of the converter says 12V AC. I always thought the 12V power coming out of the converter was DC. Is this not the case?
Here’s a link to my power box.
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/m...2014p.html#plp