[VAC] Re: Electrical woes

["John R. Kleven" <jrkleven@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,
Been there and I feel your pain.  My AC/DC TV requires 13.2 volts to run
(Even though it is a 12 volt system) and it never runs well when I am
boondocking.  VCR is practically useless on battery power unless it is being
charged by the Univolt with shore power or my generator.   A side note, my
VCR works fine when I move it into my truck for the kids to watch while
traveling.
You stated that when you tested the battery at Wal-Mart it showed 13.4
volts.  It might be that your Univolt had just finished charging it.  And
you say that is working fine now that you turned all of your DC appliances
on, that tells me that you dropped the voltage enough to start another
charging cycle from your Univolt, therefore boosting the output high enough
to run the TV/DVD.  I am not saying that overvoltage is not the problem
because it probably has that protection too, but my experience has always
been undervoltage.
Randy