1st Outing - Back home to troubleshoot!

[GT Rob]

Hello everybody! This forum seems like it has a great group of super helpful people. After researching my issues, I think I just need a confirmation and some quick tips?! Looks like a lot, but simple questions I think? (fyi - all fuses look good)

2012 Jayco White Hawk 28 DSBH

1. When I am shore-connected, everything works great except the 12v cig outlet under the main control panel above the sink at entry door. That gets no power . Any ideas how to pull it off to check wires or replace?

2. General hookup/disconnect question. Can you tell me the order of operations when dis/connecting 7-pin truck connector and shore power? a) I assume all the jacks (tongue, stabilizer) run only on battery - b) so should the truck stay connected & running until all the jacks are down and leveled, then disconnect and plug in shore power? c) Do the jacks eat a lot of juice if i just run on the battery alone? d) do I need to make sure the truck is disconnected before connecting shore?

3. The manual says not to use converters and always connect to at least 120v, 30a. I assume this is due to the air conditioner primarily? If I don't run air, will it hurt anything to convert so I can plug in to a standard house 20amp circuit with a very heavy duty short extension cord? Just so I can keep the fridge cool and some lights on when packing up?

Looking forward to more camping this year!!!

[Jagiven]

Welcome aboard!

120V power, that is easy. You are correct, if you are connected to a 20 amp outlet, you need to be careful what you are running. I have been able to run my AC off my garage outlet. I do not like doing it as my "cheap dog-bone" adaptor gets very warm. But I have done it to make it tolerable when loading in the heat of the summer. I just limit the run time to under an hour. If I had a better dog bone, it might be "ok". If you pull to much power, you will pop the circuit breaker for the garage outlet. Not a big deal. FYI, always keep the TT plugged in or make sure to disconnect the battery when not in use. There are a number of parasites power draws, that can drain a battery down within a few weeks.

General hookup; Once I am level side to side, I always chock my wheels front and back, before disconnecting. After that it really does not matter to much, especially if you are connected to shore power. If I am boon docking, I tend to keep the 7 pin connected as long as I can to trickle in a tiny bit of extra power. I suspect the slide out pulls the most power. but it only goes in/out once. The Awning might be the biggest overall power draw, if you bring it in/out every time you leave, or want to use it.

Cig lighter aux outlet. Does it work when your not on shore power? I suspect not.

• 1st a loose wire behind the unit.
• Blown fuse. My AUX has a fuse (glass barrel fuse??) immediately behind the AUX outlet.

In either case, remove the AUX outlet, and use a multimeter to check the wires to determine in you have power to the outlet.

[Bob K]

#3 is what I do at home for charging the house batteries, running lights, pre-cooling the refrigerator, running a small electric heater, etc. I just make sure that I don't exceed the 15 amp capacity of the receptacle in my garage. In my estimation, the only "risk" is popping the house breaker on that circuit and having to reset it.

[RogerR]

#2, I stay connected to running car to run tongue jack if I will not be on AC.
#3, I carry the dog bone connecter and a 50 amp connector. I can run on any as I have the window AC but if on a 20 amp circuit it is AC or microwave or space heater one at a time. It is fine for maintaining batteries, lights and the microwave. It will not fire a 30 amp AC for long and will be at low voltage which is not good for any AC.