First time wiring a converter--dummy questions....

[dhazard]

I think that your battery might be bad. Try running the converter without the battery connected. The fan should not be on with no load. Without the battery and no load the converter will still output about 13~14 volts.

[cracker39]

I'm a little late seeing this thread. Steve T helped me with my WFCO instructions also. If I remember correctly we worked jointly on that diagram. I put two 15 amp 110 VAC breakers in the converter, one to each of two 110 VAC outlets in my TTT, and wired the 110 VAC as below. My wires labeled Shore Cable run to a 30 amp main breaker in the tongue box, then out via a 30 amp cable to the 30 amp socket at home or camp site.

I don't show the 12 VDC wiring in this diagram, but wired as Steve T shows...white to battery neg, red to batery pos. The other three are one each to two DC outlets and the third for the interior lights, daisy-chained in sequence, as they don't total more than 5 or 6 watts. I first hooked up AC portion of the converter, with the chassis ground and turned it on to check it. The fan blipped and went off, no fuses blew. Then, I hooked up the battery and still no fuses blew. I then tested all circuits, ran the lights and A/C unit, and everything worked fine and still does.

[kayakrguy]

Dale,

Thanks for your note. I have set this issue aside while I get the trailer road ready (with or without electric) But, to simplifuy things, I have followed the wiring diagram you and Steve worked out. what might make things easier is to know what fuses you have inserted on THE AC side--starting at the top with the battery circuit (red) through the three branch circuits and ending with the reverse battery ciruit at the bottom.

My converter came with a 30 amp fuse in the reverse battery circuit (the bottom-most circuit. All the rest were empty....what did WFCO folks in those?

Thanks,

Jim

Jim

[kayakrguy]

Friends,

I have a question about wiring my 12 volt receptacle to my WFCO converter.

Steve's diagram shows the red, green and yellow wires going to the load. Question: does it go to load DIRECTLY or VIA the fuse panel, with a shunt going from the fuse panel to the lead?

Thanks,

Jim

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