Avenue 25RL power Converter issue

[azreddot]

So the Gremlin decided to make a 3am appearance. We woke up to a blinking green light on the CO/propane monitor at O’Dark thirty. MW & TV lights were still on but DC system was off line. Fridge was off too (thank goodness for small bladders else we would have had a lot of wasted food this AM).

I checked the pedestal, EMS and finally found the 15amp Converter breaker tripped. I reset it and everything went back to normal. Li-on Batteries were at 12.5v at 0300hrs and at 13.7v at 1100hrs.

Based on the forum posts it sounds like the converter is located behind the AC Distribution Panel Board and hard to get to. This is the second time this has happened to us in a month. I’m guessing it’s either a faulty breaker or the new converter is failing.

Has anyone else experienced this issue? Or any other ideas on what might be causing this to occur?

 

[Oregon_Camper]

1 - Do you have an EMS system (external or internal)?
2 - With Lithium...a battery at 12.5v should have no problem powering the RV. How old are they?
3 - Swapping the breaker is an easy 5 min job. Never hurts to have a spare one in RV.

 

[azreddot]

1 - Do you have an EMS system (external or internal)?
2 - With Lithium...a battery at 12.5v should have no problem powering the RV. How old are they?
3 - Swapping the breaker is an easy 5 min job. Never hurts to have a spare one in RV.

1. We have an external Prog Ind EMS-PT50X
2. The RV is a 2026 that we took delivery of in Dec 2025.
3. I’ve done so at home and it was pretty straight forward. I assume you just disconnect all power sources before removing the old breaker?

 

[Oregon_Camper]

......or the new converter is failing.

Wait....you have a new converter? Who installed the new one? When did you have the old one replaced?

 

[azreddot]

Wait....you have a new converter? Who installed the new one? When did you have the old one replaced?

The rv is ONLY 7 months old. We ordered new at the end of 2025 and took delivery in December.

 

[Ox262]

We have a 2026 Delta 262RB and had the exact same issue the OP described. We've camped in it 5 times, and the converter breaker tripped once in June. We could never figure it out. However, it was in the 90's and the converter is buried deep in the cabinet behind the breaker panel. There are no vents in the cabinet and no circulation of air. So my best guess was it overheated and tripped the breaker. The converter is screwed to the floor, up against an outside wall. If I get the will to dig it out, or if it trips again, I may put spacers under the converter and move it away from the outside wall. Given the 262RB cabinet design, there's no way to vent that heat.

 

[DKastner]

This may be an issue that Alliance investigates. There are numerous posts on various social media that also mention random breaker trips for the converter. We too have had it happen to us.

 

[BryanValRox]

We have a 2026 Delta 262RB and had the exact same issue the OP described. We've camped in it 5 times, and the converter breaker tripped once in June. We could never figure it out. However, it was in the 90's and the converter is buried deep in the cabinet behind the breaker panel. There are no vents in the cabinet and no circulation of air. So my best guess was it overheated and tripped the breaker. The converter is screwed to the floor, up against an outside wall. If I get the will to dig it out, or if it trips again, I may put spacers under the converter and move it away from the outside wall. Given the 262RB cabinet design, there's no way to vent that heat.

As a suggestion, is there any chance you can get a wireless thermometer in there on a trip and see what temperature the converter is experiencing?

 

[Ox262]

As a suggestion, is there any chance you can get a wireless thermometer in there on a trip and see what temperature the converter is experiencing

Good idea, but that would be tough, since it would involve removing the breaker panel. And if I was going to do that, I would add the spacers under the converter. But as you can see, there's a rat's nest of wiring. I thought about ways to add a vent but in my model of Delta, there's no place to cut the vent. Surrounding the converter is the pantry drawer above, the external grill on one side, the fireplace and the door to the breaker panel. But since the breaker only tripped once during 5 trips, I'm going to just monitor it. Unfortunately, it adds one more thing to check during our trips. Next outing is in three weeks, we'll see.