We are currently camped until March, hooked up to 50A power.
our rig has only been used for about 12 days total since new (Aug 2022). Due to some really bad smells had to have a tech out to check and turns out it was battery boiling because we are on shore power and it’s not a smart converter so continues to charge all the time. He suggested we turn off battery switch while connected to power, or pay a few hundred dollars to convert to smart converter. We decided to try the switch idea.
But, since doing that, after a few hours the fridge has started playing up. It is still getting power and working but every few seconds the panel lights come on and it chimes. Tried turning on and off, reprogramming etc, but nothing seems to stop it.
Does the fridge need to have the battery connected all the time? If so, why didn’t GD install units with smart converters, knowing that a rig this size is likely to be used hooked up for decent periods?
Because it’s still cooling well and everything works, not really sure why it would be a voltage issues but these days with “smart” technology- who knows. Just want to get rid of the annoying chiming!
our rig has only been used for about 12 days total since new (Aug 2022). Due to some really bad smells had to have a tech out to check and turns out it was battery boiling because we are on shore power and it’s not a smart converter so continues to charge all the time. He suggested we turn off battery switch while connected to power, or pay a few hundred dollars to convert to smart converter. We decided to try the switch idea.
But, since doing that, after a few hours the fridge has started playing up. It is still getting power and working but every few seconds the panel lights come on and it chimes. Tried turning on and off, reprogramming etc, but nothing seems to stop it.
Does the fridge need to have the battery connected all the time? If so, why didn’t GD install units with smart converters, knowing that a rig this size is likely to be used hooked up for decent periods?
Because it’s still cooling well and everything works, not really sure why it would be a voltage issues but these days with “smart” technology- who knows. Just want to get rid of the annoying chiming!
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