alexey75
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I have an issue with led awning lights blowing the fuse, I am troubleshooting it and have a general question.
When the trailer connected to shore power, do 12v lights get the power from the battery (and converter charges it in the background), or do they get the power from 110v through some converter?
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deltabravo
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alexey75 wrote:...12v lights get power from the battery (and converter charges it in the background)
This.
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When plugged in to shore power, the converter applies a charging voltage to the battery. So the converter supplies the power to the 12V items, including the battery. They are all connected together.
This means the 12V lights, etc. see a slightly higher voltage when on shore power.
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2oldman
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alexey75 wrote:I have an issue with led awning lights blowing the fuse, I am troubleshooting it and have a general question. Where are these lights plugged in?
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2oldman wrote:alexey75 wrote:I have an issue with led awning lights blowing the fuse, I am troubleshooting it and have a general question. Where are these lights plugged in?
Exactly.^^^^
Unless you have added a 12VDC Circuit to exterior typically awning lights are AC
Which 'fuse' is blowing?
On SHore Power........AC goes to Converter
Converter supplies the DC to the FUSED circuits AND maintain battery
W/O shore power Battery then supplies the DC Fused circuits
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alexey75
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I have the main internal lights and awning led on the same 15amp fuse.
I inspected and disconnected the awning lights, checked the cable that goes inside, checked the switch, all good, but still it blows the fuse.
The panel looks good (not sure what to check).
The only thing that I cannot inspect, is the cable that goes from the panel to the switch, inside the wall.
Any idea what can be wrong and how to troubleshoot it?
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alexey75 wrote:checked the cable that goes inside Goes inside to where?
Are these LEDs or not?
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alexey75
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From the awning into the wall.
Yes, these are LEDs
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2oldman
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alexey75 wrote:From the awning into the wall. and this 'wall' is a 12v socket?
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MitchF150
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Sounds like you have a short in the awning wiring? I assume it does this whether you are on just battery or 120v?
And it's just the awning light that blows the fuse either way?
Turn on your inside lights on and no problem?
Turn on your awning light and it blows the fuse?
Or a combo of both?
Not sure how you test that, but you gotta somehow take the internal wiring out of the equation with some test wires to see if it's the fixture or the wiring?
Good luck! Mitch
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