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10-08-2019, 11:18 AM
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Boy do I feel stupid!
My wife and I had our 2020 Jayco Eagle 332cbok out for the first time this weekend. We were dry camping so I had my Powerhorse 7500 generator to run everything, and it did a great job. It was a very hot weekend in Texas, but both a/c units ran and kept things cool.
However, Saturday afternoon, my wife was watching tv inside as I did somethings outside. After a bit, she came out and asked if I had done something to the trailer. I asked why and she said because we had no lights working. I went inside and checked. Sure enough, no lights would come on, the a/c thermostates wouldn't work, nothing running off 12v was working. It was now getting hot inside, even though the a/c runs off the 110/220 the thermostats apparently are powered by 12v. I grabbed a flashlight and started checking breakers and fuses but found nothing.
It was after 4:30 on Saturday so the call I made to the dealership went unanswered. As I stood outside cursing and wondering what could be causing this problem, I glanced at the storage compartment. Something looked odd there and then it hit me! I had somehow bumped the battery disconnect switch and turned the battery power off! I turned it back to on, and everything started working again!
Well, I guess this just reinforces what I've always said. When something isn't working, ALWAYS check the simplest things first!!
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10-08-2019, 11:35 AM
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See, Wife even knew you did something!
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10-08-2019, 11:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dennis b
See, Wife even knew you did something!
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Haha....True. But it had been 20 minutes since I had been in the storage compartment. Took her that long to notice! Had she noticed right away I'd probably have looked there first. 
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10-08-2019, 01:52 PM
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Beats a trip to the dealer to tell them you were stupid lol! Mark it up as a learning experience and I’ll bet you check there first next time!
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10-08-2019, 02:10 PM
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I'm sure youre not the first.. but at least you posted about it, for others who may go down the same road.
Thanks for that
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10-08-2019, 02:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Screwby
Beats a trip to the dealer to tell them you were stupid lol! Mark it up as a learning experience and I’ll bet you check there first next time! |
True! LOL
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10-08-2019, 02:53 PM
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The important thing here is to figure out how to blame the wife for the problem rather than yourself. Maybe she shook the trailer too much or turned the 12 volt items on in the incorrect sequence. 
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10-08-2019, 02:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JimD
The important thing here is to figure out how to blame the wife for the problem rather than yourself. Maybe she shook the trailer too much or turned the 12 volt items on in the incorrect sequence. |
I've been trying to come up with something for 2 days! I'm open to any and all ideas. I was outside moving things in and out of the storage while she was inside watching tv. So far, all I have is that she should have told me immediately and I would have KNOWN I had just been in the storage and nothing else. By waiting, she caused me to not think about it....so HER fault. 
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10-08-2019, 03:26 PM
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snip...[QUOTE=mbell5263;800075 By waiting, she caused me to not think about it....so HER fault. [/QUOTE]
Let us know how THAT works out for ya!
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10-08-2019, 03:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JFlightRisk
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Let us know how THAT works out for ya!
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Yeah...it hasn't.
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10-10-2019, 06:34 AM
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That is an excellent plan!!!
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10-16-2019, 11:56 AM
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One time I was working on my RV and I was sitting on the first step inside the RV with my legs hanging outside. When I was finished I closed my door and my steps did not go back in, I freaked out for a few moments, (now what the hell is wrong with this thing)!. And I calmly said OK what makes the steps go in and out when you close the door, the magnet on the screen door! I must of knocked it off of with my big fat butt, the magnet fell down and magnetized itself to the bottom of the outdoor steps!. Some fixes are easy when you don’t freak out!
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10-16-2019, 12:53 PM
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Funny! Glad you got it figured out and it was simple !
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10-16-2019, 12:58 PM
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Crap happens
For me, everything that went wrong in the future, if a tire went flat, she'd be asking, are you sure you didn't bump something?
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10-16-2019, 01:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Octane2Go
For me, everything that went wrong in the future, if a tire went flat, she'd be asking, are you sure you didn't bump something?
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Mine will probably say something like "Well, I'm sure it's something simple. What did you do recently?" 
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10-16-2019, 01:23 PM
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Join the club. I suspect flipping that battery disconnect happens much more often than anyone admits. Not quite sure why it’s placed in a vulnerable position or is so easy to flip. Ours in our 2014 Greyhawk 31FS is right next to the door next to the awning control. I’ve accidentally flipped the power when extending or retracting the awning. Bringing in supplies or groceries it’s easy to put packages on the floor and again the switch works too easily. The last time, it cost me $45 bucks to have a mobile RV mechanic research the no power problem until he noticed that blasted switch was off. Now I have one or those outdoor electrical box covers on the switch and it cannot be shut off accidentally. The switch is too easy to operate and poorly placed. One wonders why designers do such foolish things.
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10-16-2019, 01:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Forelyndogs
Join the club. I suspect flipping that battery disconnect happens much more often than anyone admits. Not quite sure why it’s placed in a vulnerable position or is so easy to flip. Ours in our 2014 Greyhawk 31FS is right next to the door next to the awning control. I’ve accidentally flipped the power when extending or retracting the awning. Bringing in supplies or groceries it’s easy to put packages on the floor and again the switch works too easily. The last time, it cost me $45 bucks to have a mobile RV mechanic research the no power problem until he noticed that blasted switch was off. Now I have one or those outdoor electrical box covers on the switch and it cannot be shut off accidentally. The switch is too easy to operate and poorly placed. One wonders why designers do such foolish things.
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Mine is in the forward outside storage compartment. The strange thing is, you can remove the "key" like switch when it's off but not when it is on.
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10-16-2019, 02:12 PM
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"occum's razor"................basically, the simplest solution is usually correct.
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10-21-2019, 06:03 AM
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sounds like excellent logic to me
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