September 03, 2008
Posted by sctsvette
I don't have TV, lights, or outlet power to the cabin while driving my class c motorhome.
This could be a hassle at night if my wife wants to move about the cabin while rolling. I understand that I could run the generator while moving but is there another way to get power to the cabin while rolling?
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September 03, 2008
Posted by bgkentucky
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When you say you don’t have TV, lights, or outlet power to the cabin while driving I have to assume you are talking about A/C power to these items. You should have D/C lights that would work off of your engine battery while traveling. There are also some small TV’s that operate off of D/C power. If you are trying to use A/C power for your TV you might look into getting a small inverter that could power it or other dedicated appliances while traveling, depending on the watts needed to operate that appliance. You could purchase a small inverter that has its own receptacle outlet and lets you plug an appliance (TV, VCR etc.) directly into it. I hope this helps ~ Giovanni
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September 03, 2008
Posted by sctsvette
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First, thanks for your response.
The lights I'm referring are the ceiling mounted cabin lights...none of them come on when moving. I'm not sure if they are AC or DC circuit lights as they only work when plugged into shore power or the generator is on.
Secondly, the TV is a 12V TV that came with the vehicle. It has the cigarette lighter type connector to the wall, but apparently is disabled whenever the vehicle is put into drive (a safety measure??), so I was told by the dealer.
Maybe I do need to get an inverter to operate the lights at a minimum just for my wife's safety to move about the cabin at night.
Thanks again for your response. I will also try to talk to the tech rep where I bought the vehicle to see if he can clear this up for me because the dealer didn't know the answer when I told him about this. He just said "really, hmmmmm".
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September 04, 2008
Posted by bgkentucky
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Sctsvette, I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark here, but based on what you are saying to me it could be that you have a "manual battery disconnect" switch somewhere near your entrance door that is an electrical or mechanical switch that takes your house battery out of the system. I'm thinking that switch is turned off or in the storage position and when you are plugged in you are operating off of the converter rather than the battery. Again, this is a real stab in the dark, but look around.... it might be the problem I hope this helps ~ Giovanni
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