Thermoking Tripac Apu not coming out of standby

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  1. TheMeatMan

    TheMeatMan Bobtail Member

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    Not sure if I’m posting this in the right section, but my thermoking Tripac evolution won’t come out of standby mode. It was running fine as of 3 weeks ago, but just tried to fire it up the first time earlier this week and nothing. The heat light just blinks and then goes back to standby. A/c light doesn’t even blink, just does nothing,

    I don’t think it’s an engine issue as the engine doesn’t even try to fire up, almost as though it’s not even getting the signal. The inverter is working fine. I put a load on it ( hairdryer ) trying to see if it would cause it to kick on and nothing.

    Truck batteries are fine and only a year old and there were no fuses blown or anything. Here’s a video of what it does.

     
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  3. Siinman

    Siinman Road Train Member

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  4. xsetra

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    Do you have a bunk heater? Does it come on?
    My apu has a power switch inside the exterior cabinet. Did yours get switched off?
     
  5. TheMeatMan

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    Pretty sure fuses were good but I’ll double check. Yeah it has an espar heater. No it’s not coming on. Neither would the a/c or fan. Power inside apu cabinet is on.
     
  6. North Pole Nightmare

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    Check the small wire going to the starter,they break off sometimes.Theres a big wire going to the starter and a small wire,bolted onto the same lug.I think the small wire senses the voltage.
     
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  7. North Pole Nightmare

    North Pole Nightmare Road Train Member

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    If you have a laptop,look for the USB cord coming out of the apu panel under the bunk.Plug it in and a little program will come up.It will show you everything about the apu,clear codes if it has any.
    I had a cabin temp sensor failure,Thermo King shop in Houston replaced it.
     
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    Mine was the trigger wire fell off the truck’s ignition switch.
     
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  9. Antinomian

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    Yep. It's the sense voltage wire. It tells the system what voltage the alternator is putting out. There's a 2 or 3 amp fuse on that wire. If it's bad the APU will typically start then shut down and throw a code. The alternator test doesn't happen until after the unit starts.
     
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  10. TheMeatMan

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    Thanks guys, I’ll check all these things out.
     
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