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Location: Little town in Pa | Our WFCO power converter in our RV has no DC output, checked all fuses and I just ordered a new converter. We use our LQ regularly and often for over 5 years. How long do these converters normally last? |
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Location: Penrose, Colorado | ours is 10 years old and stays plugged in most of the time and it still works OK. |
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Location: Rayne, LA | I have a 1999 that also stays plugged in the majority of the time and still is fine |
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Location: Vermont | Did you recently replace your batteries?...If so, make sure you didn't install them backwards |
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Location: Vermont | Just to confirm...You have checked the 12VDC FUSES on the back of the WFCO unit |
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Location: Little town in Pa | Paul,Yes, thanks, I checked all the DC fuses visually and even ohmed them out to confirm that they were good which they were. I did install new batteries lately but the converter was not working before the new batteries. I understand that if the batteries were installed backwards, these fuses would definitely blow which they did not. WFCO website has a good flow chart which I followed to determine that the converter was bad. I was just wondering what is the normal life expectancy of a converter and if there is anything that chews them up like running on a small generator ? |
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Location: Little town in Pa | FYI, I replaced the converter and every thing is working fine now. Batteries charge up as they should. |
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Location: Rayne, LA | Congratulations. It's always nice when you can fix it yourself |
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Location: Little town in Pa | Yeah, it was not too difficult other than working in 20 degree weather :) brrrr |
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Location: Mena, AR | My trailer is a 2007 and I just replaced my inverter this week. Glad it was easy to do! |
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