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A battery requires routine maintenance for long life. First, terminals
need to be kept clean to avoid corrosion. Second, a battery used
daily will consume water as long as the converter is in operation. Be
sure to check the battery no less than every 30 days and keep the
battery filled with distilled (rain) water. Most good deep cycle
batteries are NOT maintenance free.
A converter will not overcharge a battery unless a battery has a
dead cell, or the converter has a malfunction. Some type of
converters have full battery charge shut-off. Other types reduce the
rate of charge as battery conditions reach 12.7 volts DC or 1.265
specific gravity at 80°F. By electronic standards, a battery is
discharged at 10.5 volts. Dropping voltage lower than 10.5 volts will
begin damaging plates in the battery.
The interior lights will operate from the converter and/or auxiliary
battery. Some lights will have wall switches and other lights have
switches in the lights themselves.
Circuit Breakers and Fuses—12 Volt DC
These two items have been installed in your coach to protect
circuitry and components:
Fuses are placed into the fuse panel with the converter or into a
separate panel near the converter with access inside of coach.
Fuses are placed in your electrical system to protect wiring and
components when overloads appear or short circuits occur. Radios,
stereos and possibly other components may have “in-line” fuses
attached to their own wire harness.
Two 40 amp fuses are in converter, protecting convertor should you
connect a battery up backwards. Fuses will blow rather than
converter.
Circuit breakers are placed at several locations. An
automatic reset breaker is placed within 18 inches of
the auxiliary battery. This breaker will automatically
reset upon “cool down”, normally within 60 seconds.
A (30) amp,) silver breaker is used for automatic
reset breaker is installed in the load center to operate your slide-out
(s).
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