Diagnosing and Repairing a Faulty R&R Distribution Center

On our demo vehicle today, we've got an old-style distribution center with a 45-amp, all-in-one converter. In a previous video, we showed that we weren't getting a charge to the batteries, so they would die during any type of boondocking. Turns out the something had gone wrong in the relay center, so there's power running to the distribution center but not passing along to the batteries.

In this step-by-step video guide, RV maintenance and repair expert Dave Solberg walks you through the repair options for this distribution center, explaining the pros and cons of each one. Here are the choices as Dave sees them:

1. Replace the converter or the bad module - could cost about $275, and the system will still be old
2. We could install a standalone converter to power the batteries
3. Install a Progressive Dynamics Converter PD4600

Dave is going with option #3, and he discusses the reasons why. He demonstrates the proper way to hook up the charger, even showing how to modify the cavity where the original distribution center was on the RV. Follow along as Dave goes through the whole process, and let us know if this is the solution for your rig's electrical woes!