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12-23-2014, 12:53 PM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Sep 2014
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What switch am I not seeing?
Getting ready to go out on our first trip in our 2004 Suncruiser 38R. I was in it today checking things, and decided to see if the TV ( the monster Sony behind the co-pilot seat) would pick up any stations. It won't power on. I turned on the AUX Batt switch. I turned on the Engine/House battery switch to House. There is an inverter installed over the co-pilot head and I turned it to ON. The engine was running, no genset power, no shore power. I started checking 110v outlets and none were working.
What am I missing? Why don't I have 110v power with the engine running and the Inverter on?
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12-23-2014, 01:20 PM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Fort Pierce, FL
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Might have to hit the reset button on the inverter??
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12-23-2014, 01:28 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: North Port, Fl
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Are you sure the TV is on the inverter?
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12-23-2014, 01:49 PM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Oak Creek, WI
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My 1st question would be.... Did it work previously?
Cause... In my older 1995 HR... there was a cutoff switch tied to the ignition switch.. I guess it was a safety thing... they didn't want people watching TV while driving down the road.. Again, not sure if it's the case with yours.. but I would try the TV without the engine running and the key out of the ignition..
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12-23-2014, 01:49 PM
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Winnie-Wise
Join Date: Jul 2009
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GFI tripped?
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12-23-2014, 02:22 PM
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Winnebago Master
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Nashua, NH
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According to the Body, 110 Volt Wiring Diagram for your coach the inverter is a 300 amp unit which only powers the front and rear TVs along with the VCR/DVD player.
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12-23-2014, 03:48 PM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Baraboo, Wisconsin
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Chris is correct, you need to connect to shore power or your generator to power your tv.
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12-23-2014, 03:53 PM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: May 2012
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You can't have the engine running and to overhead TV on at the same time.
If you shut off the engine the TV will turn on.
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12-23-2014, 03:59 PM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Chester, VA
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I have the same thing on my Motorhome. The TV will not come on with engine running and will shut off when I start the engine. It's a safety interlock so you can't watch tv while driving.
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12-23-2014, 04:10 PM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Sep 2014
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FYI...The TV in the 38R is in a cabinet behind the co-pilot seat, so it is impossible to see while driving. So, everyone thinks it will come on if I just turn off the engine? I'll go check it out.
Thanks everyone.
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12-23-2014, 04:22 PM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Southeast,MI
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One more vote for turning the ignition off and gen. or shore power on.
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12-23-2014, 04:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greatscot
FYI...The TV in the 38R is in a cabinet behind the co-pilot seat, so it is impossible to see while driving. So, everyone thinks it will come on if I just turn off the engine? I'll go check it out.
Thanks everyone.
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I doubt that Winnebago would wire a TV so it doesn't come on when the ignition is on if it can't be seen by the driver!
I would suspect a tripped breaker on, (or passably a blown fuse in), the inverter itself... or a tripped GFCI receptacle, (which BTW might not be the receptacle into which the TV cord is plugged).
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12-23-2014, 04:57 PM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Bear, Delaware
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First, make sure the TV works on genset or shore power. Second, turn on the inverter and test each outlet to see which ones are powered by it. Not all will be. That should tell you just what, where or if there is a problem. Just my suggestion.
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12-23-2014, 05:03 PM
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Winnie-Wise
Join Date: Jun 2010
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You might run atv an extension cord to the TV from a power source you know works - that will confirm the TV is good (or not good). If good do as mentioned above and reset all the GFI's. That's probably what I would do. Or connect a lamp to the power source for the TV to confirm no power at that outlet.
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12-23-2014, 06:07 PM
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Winnebago Master
Join Date: Mar 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greatscot
Getting ready to go out on our first trip in our 2004 Suncruiser 38R. I was in it today checking things, and decided to see if the TV ( the monster Sony behind the co-pilot seat) would pick up any stations. It won't power on. I turned on the AUX Batt switch. I turned on the Engine/House battery switch to House. There is an inverter installed over the co-pilot head and I turned it to ON. The engine was running, no genset power, no shore power. I started checking 110v outlets and none were working.
What am I missing? Why don't I have 110v power with the engine running and the Inverter on?
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I highlighted the problem, Turn the engine OFF and try again.
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12-23-2014, 06:14 PM
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Winnie-Wise
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Madison, MS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greatscot
Getting ready to go out on our first trip in our 2004 Suncruiser 38R. I was in it today checking things, and decided to see if the TV ( the monster Sony behind the co-pilot seat) would pick up any stations. It won't power on. I turned on the AUX Batt switch. I turned on the Engine/House battery switch to House. There is an inverter installed over the co-pilot head and I turned it to ON. The engine was running, no genset power, no shore power. I started checking 110v outlets and none were working.
What am I missing? Why don't I have 110v power with the engine running and the Inverter on?
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Am I the only one that is confused? Everything the OP posted leaves me wondering if he is trying all the wrong things. I'm not trying to offend here, but the "AUX Batt switch" is a momentary switch which connects the house and chassis batteries together to start the motor. It is normally off, and must be HELD in to energize that circuit. The "Engine/ House battery switch" is usually on the dash and determines which battery source powers the dash RADIO. On most floor plans the inverter is mounted in an outside compartment close to the house batteries (usually under the entry steps) and not "over the co-pilot head". I'm thinking that is the TV selector box. Running the engine has nothing to do with powering the inverter, which is fed from the house batteries.
I think cranking the genset or plugging in to shore power will solve his problem with the mid-ship TV, but I doubt any of these other things will do that. Hoping this opinion helps, Ed
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12-24-2014, 06:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Easyrider
Chris is correct, you need to connect to shore power or your generator to power your tv.
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That's not necessarily true.
In many RVs the TVs can also be operated with 120VAC supplied by the inverter, (no shore or genset power required).
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12-24-2014, 07:54 AM
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Winnebago Master
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Buxton, North Dakota
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I'm not trying to offend here, but the "AUX Batt switch" is a momentary switch which connects the house and chassis batteries together to start the motor. It is normally off, and must be HELD in to energize that circuit. The "Engine/ House battery switch" is usually on the dash and determines which battery source powers the dash RADIO. On most floor plans the inverter is mounted in an outside compartment close to the house batteries (usually under the entry steps) and not "over the co-pilot head"
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On older Winnebagos, it is exactly as the OP stated. The inverter is in the overhead cabinet, there is an AUX Battery switch on the dash that connects/disconnects the House Batteries and the battery boost momentary switch is labeled "Battery Boost"
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12-24-2014, 10:15 AM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Sep 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by edgray
Am I the only one that is confused? Everything the OP posted leaves me wondering if he is trying all the wrong things. I'm not trying to offend here, but the "AUX Batt switch" is a momentary switch which connects the house and chassis batteries together to start the motor. It is normally off, and must be HELD in to energize that circuit. The "Engine/ House battery switch" is usually on the dash and determines which battery source powers the dash RADIO. On most floor plans the inverter is mounted in an outside compartment close to the house batteries (usually under the entry steps) and not "over the co-pilot head". I'm thinking that is the TV selector box. Running the engine has nothing to do with powering the inverter, which is fed from the house batteries.
I think cranking the genset or plugging in to shore power will solve his problem with the mid-ship TV, but I doubt any of these other things will do that. Hoping this opinion helps, Ed
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edgray, just wondering if all of your 5000+ posts are as condescending as this?
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12-24-2014, 10:57 AM
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Winnie-Wise
Join Date: Oct 2002
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No. And I was not trying to be insulting either. Please accept my apology if my attempt to help you was offensive Ed
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