Thursday, May 11, 2017

LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA

We left early Monday morning from Bear Cave in Buchanan, MI for our morning appointment at Solar Energy Systems in Nappanee, Indiana.  We've been smelling an electrical burning smell where our inverter is located and Denis called Winnebago for some trouble shooting.  Our house batteries don't seem to be charging properly and we suspect the inverter.

Anyways, long story short, the experienced techs at Solar Energy discovered a burnt out circuit board not the inverter.  Pretty lucky it shorted out and didn't catch fire.  The techs said they don't see this very often but it can happen.  They had the circuit board in stock and the warranty covered most of the expense.  

Burnt out circuit board

While we were waiting for the repairs to be made, I walked the area and discovered we were in Amish country, hint, the horse and buggies going up and down the street. We were next door to the Newmar factory.   I found a big building in the industrial area run by the Amish with all kinds of crafts and a wonderful restaurant for lunch.  It ended up being an unexpectedly nice day.


After a night at a Walmart, we arrived at Thousand Trails Hershey, PA.  This is a very nice, quiet park and we love seeing so much green.  The resident Canadian Geese have hatched their chicks and they are just little fluff balls, so cute.

Mom doesn't let me get close without becoming protective and aggressive


Yesterday at the park it was sunny enough to sit outside and soak in some rays, however, today it's cloudy and rainy.  Good day for laundry and a bit of house cleaning.

We've been addicted to watching the PBS series Downton Abbey every night now that we have Verizon's Unlimited streaming.  Loving it.

Thanks all for stopping in to say hi.

7 comments:

  1. Wow. Sure glad it didn't catch fire. And covered by warranty are sweet words to hear.

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  2. Also glad you didn't have a fire. If you ever smell that again, turn off the battery power and unplug the coach until you get it repaired.
    Surprisingly just the road vibration when traveling is enough to loosen connections. With the power turned off it is simple enough to snug all those periodically.
    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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    1. We did do that but with a residential fridge it wasn't convenient. We had to run the engine to keep the batteries topped up because the generator and solar panels weren't talking to the inverter.

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  3. Hey! We arrive at Hershey Preserve Wednesday the 15th! Leaving Alabama on Monday. Daughter lives in Cleona, Pa only 7 miles from the park. If you are still there, look for a Open Range Fiver towed with a black Ford 350 King Ranch dually.

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    1. What a shame, we're going to miss you. We're leaving on Monday.

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  4. Nice that you got that electrical problem fixed and no fire ensued. enjoy your time in Amish country.

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