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The Univolt in my ' 68 Tradewind wasn't charging
the battery although the lights, water pump, etc. worked on 12 VDC. I will be
installing a InteliPower and Charge Wizard and pulled the Univolt out to begin
the conversion. The Univolt had three wires going to it -- a red wire on the
positive terminal going to the 12 V circuits , a white negative wire to the 12 V
circuits and a white wire to trailer ground. Both white wires were connected to
the negative terminal on the Univolt.
The label on the converter says Airstream Univolt
III and model number 35 (30 amp) and the case is closed with pop
rivets leading me to conclude that there are no owner replaceable fuses inside.
In fact, the only fuses I have found so far are two old style glass fuses in the
charge lines to the battery.
I seem to remember that my ' 73 Sovereign
had 12 V branch circuit fuses. Maybe the ' 71 Tradewind too that I had
before the Sovereign. I remember seeing pictures of a InteliPower
installation on the list with a fuse panel for branch circuits mounted in a
Radio Shack project box.
Since the InteliPower has two 30 Amp auto type
fuses built in, do I need to be concerned that the 12 volt wiring in my
Tradewind does not appear to have other fuses for the various DC circuits? There
doesn't seem to be any way to fuse the circuits separately as the wires
disappear into and behind the inside skin.
Thanks for your comments.
Jim Greene
' 68 Tradewind
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