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Old 08-09-2014, 02:57 PM   #1
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Cooling fan on the power center always on.

We returned home from a 9 day trip yesterday afternoon without any issue. That evening I noticed the cooling fan for the power center was on. It seemed unusual for it to still be on, charging the batteries presumably, after hours on shore power but I decided to wait it out until today.

The fan is still on so I did some preliminary troubleshooting. The fan turns off when I flip off the power converter breaker, no surprise. No fuse lights are on. I disconnected the charging cables and measured the battery voltages, 12.8 on both.

Everything appears to be functioning properly but the constant fan noise is too much to live with. Anyone have any ideas?

The power center is a WFCO Ultra III.

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Old 08-09-2014, 03:35 PM   #2
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That's funny as I can turn on every light, fan and 12V accessory in my camper and I can't get my cooling fan to come on. Maybe it's because with everything running I'm only pulling 25 amps on a 45 amp converter.
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Ok, I think I found the issue. My emergency trailer brake pin had come out. I had no idea how this worked but it certainly draws a lot of current. The box felt warm to the touch. When I installed the pin the fan immediately went to a slower speed. It's still on 10 minutes later but I expect it is charging the batteries now and will eventually stop. I hope I didn't cause any damage anywhere.
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You can overheat the electromagnets on the brakes if the breakaway plug gets pulled. The magnets normally receive only a percentage of battery voltage proportional to the gain setting on your trailer brake controller. When the breakaway plug is pulled, it sends full battery voltage to the electromagnets. Were the brake drums hot?
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I didn't even think about checking the drums. They are, of course, cool now.
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If the trailer brakes work OK the next time you take it out I wouldn't worry about it.
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Yeah. It's gonna be the first thing I check as I pull out next week.
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I just got back from a trip to the coast and back and the brakes worked as well as they always have.
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