Dear friends: Armed with printed email messages, I ventured back (4th trip) to Circuit City to get yet another JVC radio/cassette/CD changer installed in my 69 Overlander International. This time the manager brought his DVM & confirmed that the uppermost fused link in the rear convenience center registered 18V DC and 2V AC. The 18V modulated back to 12V on a second & subsequent readings. His solution was to swap the loads on this (#1) fuse lead with the #3 (from top) lead, a steady 12V DC, no AC. The system worked great. That was 11AM. At 4 PM it was working but at 8 PM all the 12V appliances were totally unresponsive & dark. The 110V cube heater was still running & other 110V applications are fine. All circuit breakers are set correctly & no fuses blew. I had the battery tested at Circuit City, a 12V marine Deep Cycle putting out a reasonable 12V +- a few points, little electrolyte missing. The converter is a newer Newmark unit, age unknown. I was thinking of hooking up the tow vehicle to see if that would resurrect the 12V, or wondered if that might cause a problem on my Durango. Ideas anyone? I bought a digital multitester at Radio Shack & plan to learn how to use it. Jeff Miller 69 Underlighted 01 Durango
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