Newbie Power and Battery Issues

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   Hi everyone;
Just found this forum and have to say its so cool to see. 
We bought a 2012 Crossroads Sunset Trail 24BH late last season, and just took it out of storage after the winter. I put the battery back in, and plugged it in, and it seemed to be fine. The trailers cord isn't long enough to reach the outlet on the side of my house, so I've used an extension cord to close the gap, with the adapter. Its been plugged in now for a couple days, and the battery does not seem to be taking a charge. I discovered that when I plugged it in, the stereo didn't work, which was a blown fuse, I replaced it, and it seemed fine yesterday, now the trailer is super low on the battery, and doesn't seem to be building up a charge....Looking for a little help. We're new to trailers, and do not know much about them. I'd like to be able to fix it myself before calling the dealer so we can learn a little.
Any suggestions would be great.

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ChrisandHalie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum New Camper Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Nova Scotia Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChrisandHalie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Newbie Power and Battery Issues Posted: 15 Apr 2012 at 10:18am
	Hi everyone; Just found this forum and have to say its so cool to see. We bought a 2012 Crossroads Sunset Trail 24BH late last season, and just took it out of storage after the winter. I put the battery back in, and plugged it in, and it seemed to be fine. The trailers cord isn't long enough to reach the outlet on the side of my house, so I've used an extension cord to close the gap, with the adapter. Its been plugged in now for a couple days, and the battery does not seem to be taking a charge. I discovered that when I plugged it in, the stereo didn't work, which was a blown fuse, I replaced it, and it seemed fine yesterday, now the trailer is super low on the battery, and doesn't seem to be building up a charge....Looking for a little help. We're new to trailers, and do not know much about them. I'd like to be able to fix it myself before calling the dealer so we can learn a little. Any suggestions would be great.

dalemac377 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Full Time Camper Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Location: Bradley, Il Status: Offline Points: 1100	Post Options Post Reply Quote dalemac377 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 2012 at 10:32am
	Check the circuit breakers in the panel and make sure none are tripped. Check battery connections, correct polarity. Check 120 volt outlets in trailer to see if you have power from your house.
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speedster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Family Vacation Camper Joined: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Owen Sound, On Status: Offline Points: 112	Post Options Post Reply Quote speedster Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 2012 at 11:36am
	If you have 120v in the house then I would find your inverter and check the fuses on that next. They do blow on occassion, if they are good then you will have to get a multimeter and see if the converter is putting out 12 - 14 volts of DC power. disconnect the terminals at the battery and check those cables with your multimeter. Good luck.......
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speedster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Family Vacation Camper Joined: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Owen Sound, On Status: Offline Points: 112	Post Options Post Reply Quote speedster Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 2012 at 11:38am
	If you don't have 120v in the house change your adapter that goes from the 30amp plug to the 15 as they are known for being bad.
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Hamops Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Full Time Camper Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Location: Oshawa ON CA Status: Offline Points: 911	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hamops Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 2012 at 3:22pm
	Be sure that the battery is connected correctly. Trailers use the AC polarity convention. Black is Positive and White is Negative for the trailer DC circuits and Hot and Neutral respectively on the 120VAC circuits.
	Cheers Helen & George VE3INB and Max (Bichon Frise) 2006 Silverado 2500HD D/A, 2006 Cruiser CF30SK

happycampers Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Seasonal Camper Joined: 17 Oct 2010 Location: Toronto,Ontario Status: Offline Points: 380	Post Options Post Reply Quote happycampers Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 2012 at 6:49pm
	does the battery charge when hooked up to your tow vehicle?
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thefabbros Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Weekend Camper Joined: 27 Mar 2012 Location: Rodney Ontario Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote thefabbros Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 2012 at 6:54pm
	I just had the same problem the other day. It turned out that the adapter was bad. And this is great site. Any problem and you will find someone that has had the same problem and someone will always have the right answer or at least tell you where you could find the answer. Good Luck
	The Fabbro Family Rodney Ontario Canada 2012 31BH Sunset Trail Reserve 2010 Dodge Ram Sport 5.7 Hemi

anaro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Full Time Camper Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Location: Mebane, NC Status: Offline Points: 948	Post Options Post Reply Quote anaro Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 2012 at 7:01pm
	Sounds very similar to when I had reversed the hook up on my battery. Double check that and then go check your fuses. Backwards battery hook up blew our radio fuse, and 2 inverter fuses (I think that's what blew). You have to look really carefully at them because at first DH thought they were ok but they were blown. We had power to some outlets in the front when plugged in but the back outlets had no power, fridge didn't work on electric or propane and AC didn't work. Discovered this at myrtle beach in june last year. It was hot while we figured things out!
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ChrisandHalie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum New Camper Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Nova Scotia Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChrisandHalie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Apr 2012 at 10:48am
	Wow. Thanks everyone for the help. Turns out it was the battery hook up, when we took it out of storage, a friend of mine briefly hooked up the battery in reverse. Before I could switch it back it would appear it was too late, blew the 40a fuses in the board...along with the 15 in the stereo. Replaced the fuses this morning....and voila...all is good. Thanks everyone for the time and suggestions...much appreciated.