re: Camper Electrical Fun

Last summer, I found that my trailer battery was not getting 12V power to the lights. Battery was only 2 years old. I had checked / added water a few months earlier.

After checking fuses, I looked at the battery. The negative connection was very badly corroded. I cut off the bad wire and all was good after reconnecting.

A couple of years ago, my 12V inside trailer lights stopped working. I found the battery had no charge and the very old inverter was not putting out 12 volts. The new inverter was about 1/2 the size of the old one but did not come with 4 fuses to run the trailer 4 separate circuits. So I had to take the old fuse panel out and install it next to the new inverter.

Also while doing this work, I added a 110V outlet to make it easier when doing work in the trailer.

I have some water damage now from a roof vent cover that had broken off and I did not find the problem until I saw the damaged wood. I will start that work next week, after this next cold weather. I hope this will only take a week or 2. I will have to remove a storage cabinet to replace the wall panel.