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2016 Era 70A front TV power failure
New forum member here, thought I'd post a few things we've run into with the used 2016 Era 70A we purchased a couple of years ago.
When we bought it, the seller told us there was no power to the front TV. Interestingly, the TV could be powered from an AC adapter plugged into a nearby 120V outlet.
I'm lousy at reading schematics, but I did check all of the fuses in the panel under the bed on the driver's side with no luck, so I figured it was likely a wiring issue somewhere.
While talking to Winnebago customer support about another issue, I mentioned the lack of power to the front TV. The rep mentioned a 3A glass fuse somewhere but he wasn't sure where.
I removed the cardboard trim piece at the top of the cabinet, right under where the TV is mounted, to expose the wiring bundle. Sure enough, there was a plastic fuse holder for a glass fuse and the holder was completely broken with no sign of the fuse (which was probably rolling around somewhere).
It appears to me that the power wire was too short / stretched too tight when the RV was built and at some point the fuse holder snapped.
I soldered a new fuse holder in place, replaced the fuse and the TV now works.
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