after hooking up a new battery, after winter storage, and not plugged in, the meter on the converter registers full power.
When I turn on any of the cabin lights, it all goes dead.? Replaced all the fuses I could find. When I plug in, everything?
works fine. Any ideas where I should start my search?

Did you check the main 12 volt fuse at the battery?? Since it works on shore power it has to be battery power to the converter.? Hopefully you have a multi meter, or at least a test light.? Start at the battery and work toward the converter.? Check the quality of the battery ground to the frame.
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Don DeRyke
Sunrise, Florida

2009 Classic, 2020 Ford Escape, 2.0 liter EcoBoost, AWD.?
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I have both meter and test light and will begin the search! A bit intimidated by what looks like multi colored spaghetti noodles inside the converter.??

I have found these to be indispensable when taking anything apart having to do with wires.? Tag them all before disconnecting and you're good to go.? I'm sure when I bought them 30 years ago that they didn't seem this outrageously priced.? There are non dispenser ones under 20 bucks.??
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Don DeRyke
Sunrise, Florida

2009 Classic, 2020 Ford Escape, 2.0 liter EcoBoost, AWD.?
Previous TV 2015 Ford Escape 1.6 ltr EcoBoost engine.

90% of the time it's the fuse by the battery, as people have been suggesting.? That's out in the weather, and possibly salt, so it rusts.? And it's not just the fuse that goes bad.? The fuse holder where the fuse is inserted can go bad, and also the swages that attach the fuse holder can go bad.

Another trick is turn on the something so you're drawing current, then touch various connections.? Bad connections tend to get hot.??

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Hi Thomas:

Before you are done, you might clean up the rat's nest of wires like this:

This made it very easy to replace the Convertor when the AC buss failed.

Carl.

Impressive Carl!? What is the source of the plastic box and what is it called!? I have never seen such a clean wiring setup!

In the files for this group is an article I posted on adding an analog ammeter and also on replacing the converter.? If you have an ammeter and a voltmeter installed in the system you can detect problems instantly.? When my ammeter showed that the converter was not producing 12 volt power (battery isolated via a switch that turns it off) I new immediately it was time to replace the old elixir converter.? I made the mistake of using a brand of replacement converter that is absolutely and completely incompatible with off-grid camping (when recharging the battery via a generator alone).? There is another brand that will expeditiously recharge a battery when necessary (i.e., when using a small/quiet generator).

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Hello Brian:

They are from European equipment and I call them DIN terminals.

While a bit pricey to buy, the quality is second to none. Add blocks as you need, jumpers are available to add outlets to a circuit group. The Yellow/Green are ground terminals and electrically connected to the rail. I pulled mine from surplus electrical cabinets.

Available on Ebay too.

I also used them when I replaced our tail lights:

White socket is for the tail light wires. Steel bar on the right side is a clamp for the roof spring.

Good luck, Carl.