Re: [a/s] Maintenance Questions Continued

[Charlie/Betty Burke <burke@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Your converter should be located on the curb side toward the rear with an
outside access door. The converter is located aft of the batteries. With the
coach plugged in to 110V the converter should hum, indicating it has power.
The fuses were originally located in the front of the converter. A simple
check of a 12V system is as follows. Disconnect the coach from 110V.
Disconnect the positive battery lead. Using a voltmeter, measure the battery
voltage. It should be 12-14V. Optimum voltage on a new battery is 13.8V.
Reconnect the battery lead and plug in the 110V. Read the voltage at the
battery again. A good converter will increase the voltage reading by approx.
.5V.
If the battery by its self does not read 12V it is discharged and/or not able
to hold a charge. If the date on it is over 3 years old replace it, it isn't
worth fighting with.
When reconnected, if the battery voltage stays the same or even goes down the
converter has problems. A tinkerer will likely be able to fix it. Or it will
need to be replaced. There is no data on repairing UniVolts because it was a
proprietary unit and not designed for field repair. Once inside it however,
it is quite simple in its construction.
As for the AC, the "Bay breeze" air conditioner is a monster. It is all
commercial grade components, and yes it draws a fair amount of current. That
is why you definitely not use 15 or 20 extension cords when running the AC.
The only filters are those mounted in the inside portion of the unit and are
accessed by taking the screws out of the cover.

Hope this helps,
Charlie