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Kandy0917

Mississippi

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Posted: 07/21/08 05:57pm

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We just got back from a trip in our fiver yesterday and I plugged it into shore power and noticed the fan on in the fuse box. Today when I got home from work I entered the fiver and the fan was still on. No one had been in it today and there was no power on at all. The only time it turned off is when I flipped the main, unplugged it or flipped off the 15 AMP utility converter. I have unplugged it from the house and the fan is now off. Battery indicator was showing full all weekend and I checked it yesterday as well. Anybody have any suggesions?

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jauguston

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Posted: 07/21/08 06:10pm

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That is a thermostatically controlled cooling fan for the converter. It does its own thing. Don't worry about it.

Jim

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javaseuf

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Posted: 07/21/08 08:08pm

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Also, even though you think nothing is on, the converter is still supplying a charge to the batteries as well as operating the propane leak detector and possible other things of which you are not aware.
As previously mentioned, the running fan is normal.

Steve
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