Hi everyone, I am having some issues with my 86 Lance 1000. None of the outlets work off of battery power, a couple seem to work off shore power but not off battery, same with the fridge. They were working when we got the camper but I plugged in a new Iphone charger and it killed the outlets. I assume I blew a fuse or breaker somewhere but I have searched the camper inside and out and cannot find anything that looks blown. Anyone have any direction to go in? The fuse panel is fine, all the fuses have been replaced and behind the fridge nothing jumps out. I am sure it's something stupid but for the life of me I cannot fix it and the wife wants to go camping. Any help is really appreciated! Thank you
1986 Lance Camper wiring issues
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BritKLR
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Generally speaking the 110 outlets only work when the camper is plugged into shore line or a generator they don't work off the battery. The 12v battery system in most older campers only run the 12v lights, fans and 3-way fridge (12v). That doesn't mean the camper wasn't upgraded with multiple batteries and a converter to give you DC to AC power but, I don't think they did that in 1986. Does the camper have multiple batteries, lithium batteries or just the truck battery?
The camper has a single deep cycle battery, I assume I would need to setup a converter and some more solar panels/batteries.
BritKLR
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That sounds like a Lance/truck camper set-up. Yeah, the single "House" battery runs all the 12v systems in the camper when it's not plugged in. To run any 110 gear you'll need a well thought out and efficient battery/converter/solar recharge system ($$$). The challenge next to cost is finding space for the batteries/converter in the camper. I've had 3 Lance campers in the last 25 years and used a honda 2000 generator for all my AC needs. Sold all the campers but, still have, and use, the Honda 2000! Good luck!