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Old 08-27-2014, 10:56 AM   #1
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When I plug in shore power to my, new to me, Jayco Jay feather sport 186, 2006, I can get microwave, cold air and outlet power but no power to fridge , lights or CD player. When working off battery everything works. I'm camping right now. Does anyone have a solution? I've tried the fuses all good .
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Old 08-27-2014, 11:15 AM   #2
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so when you unplug from the pedestal the lights and fridge radio work?

edit:you say everything works but you must mean the 12volt stuff. the rest always need shore power
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No power to fridge on shore power ,open panel behind fridge check to see if it is plugged into a gfci receptacle that is tripped
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When I plug in shore power to my, new to me, Jayco Jay feather sport 186, 2006, I can get microwave, cold air and outlet power but no power to fridge , lights or CD player. When working off battery everything works. I'm camping right now. Does anyone have a solution? I've tried the fuses all good .
I've seen situations when "half of the stuff works" before and it can be because the +ve and -ve battery connections are backwards.

Check that your +ve is to +ve post and -ve is to -ve post.

Derek

PS. If that's the case, you'll probably want to get a new battery too
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Hum, interesting problem. I cannot say I can directly help, but I’ll try. You probably do not have a multimeter with you. My thought is you have an issue at your converter, and you want to look at it closely.

I would double check your fuses, sometimes you can blow a fuse but visually you cannot tell, ensure polarity of the battery.
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Old 08-27-2014, 01:08 PM   #6
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no response for a couple of hours. Must have gone to the beach and forgot about it. lol
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Thanks for your earlier replies. I realized that everything that's not working are the things working when not plugged into shore power , working off battery..so I connected battery back on. I put a meter on the battery power and when I turn on a light it goes from 12.38 to 11.14 , low . I'm not getting a full reading at any time. I'm wondering now if the if the polarity of the wires to the battery are correct. The positive has a fuse attached to it ? I was told that that was the positive!
When one hooks up to shore power , should I leave the battery connected to trailer ? Does shore power keep battery charged. ? Or should shore power get everything working without the battery connected?
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yes you leave the battery attached. A correctly working converter will keep your battery charged. If the lights work(which are 12V) and as soon as you plug into shore power they go out, I would say you have a faulty converter.
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great, have you any idea where the converter is in a Jayco Jay Feather Sport 186, 2006. I have looked in generic manual and can't find it. Thanks.
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great, have you any idea where the converter is in a Jayco Jay Feather Sport 186, 2006. I have looked in generic manual and can't find it. Thanks.
you said in your first post that you checked the fuses. That is the converter. I am not saying there is an issue with it because you are not clear on detailing the problem but sounds like it. You do not need a battery to use your trailer when hooked up to shore power. Once you plug into the pedestal everything should work,lights,radio,outlets,a/c,fridge.
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Is there a switch on the front of the converter. Batt/Off/Shore Power
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