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Old 06-27-2021, 06:50 PM   #1
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Breaker Panel Fan out?

I'm not sure the exact model, but I know it's a 2012 Zinger. We are connected to shore? power. We have a 30amp breaker setup and run a cord to the correct outlet. Our fan for the panel used to run quite frequently but when we switched our bulbs to LED, it stopped running so much. With summer being in full affect I haven't been able to notice that our fan wasn't turning on to cool the breaker panel, since the air conditioner is so darn loud. Our circuit tripped several times before I discovered the issue.

I'm not finding anything online about the fan not working, only people claiming theirs runs too much. So what the heck do I do? Do I need a whole new breaker panel/converter installed? My family and I currently live in the RV so I need this fixed quickly!
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The only thing that makes the fan run is DC power draw, which is 12V. Your air conditioner has nothing to do with the fan running in the converter. That is AC.
If your are tripping the 30amp breaker when the air conditioner is running, then you have to much other stuff running at the same time.
Hopefully you have an extension cord that is heavy enough to handle 30 amps.
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Old 06-27-2021, 07:33 PM   #3
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The only thing that makes the fan run is DC power draw, which is 12V. Your air conditioner has nothing to do with the fan running in the converter. That is AC.
If your are tripping the 30amp breaker when the air conditioner is running, then you have to much other stuff running at the same time.
Hopefully you have an extension cord that is heavy enough to handle 30 amps.
Okay, that makes sense! Thank you. After discussing what you've said we decided one our devices was drawing more power than usual, as it has a variable power control.

We do have an extension cord that can handle the 30amps made specially for RVs! We've been in here for about 9 months now and haven't had any issues other than this.
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Old 06-27-2021, 07:52 PM   #4
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Try to avoid "high" power draw things at the same time. If we have the ac running with the coffee pot brewing and the hot water heater on electric we could not use the microwave. It would trip the breaker - usually the one on the power pole. Just have to manage the power usage and you should be fine.
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One other thing. When we switched to the LED bulbs the converter fan hardly turns on.
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Old 06-27-2021, 07:57 PM   #6
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By switching to LED bulbs the DC power draw is considerably less, therefore less heat is generated by the converter. The fan is part of the converter and since less heat is generated the fan doesn't need to run. My fan doesn't run much since I switched to LED's.
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