'66 Avion T24 battery help

[66aviont24]

My batterybox is empty besides 2-4 wires an there not hooked up to the fuse panel. How does all this get hooked up an what size battery do i need? I looked at the manual because my lights an fans dont work an they say thats powered by the battery? Why? If the camper is plugged into 110.

[xrvr]

12volts. If you do not have a converter, the 12 volt stuff will not work. Some old Avions only had a charger, so no battery, no 12 volt. Others will chime i in if I am wrong. Jim

[66aviont24]

I left the camper plugged in an went outside last night an somehow most of the lights worked. One fan worked too. I swapped out one light to a led an it doesnt work.

[xrvr]

Battery must have gotten a charge, either from a converter or a built in charger. Jim

[66aviont24]

Like i said i dont have a battery an the wires up front arent hooked up. I replaced the 30a fuse in back an nothing worked. I went out a few hours later an stuff was on

[xrvr]

If it as still plugged in and 12 volt worked then you must have a converter somewhere, otherwise no lights. Some of my lights in my 64 were 12 volt and others were 120. I think this was dif in an AS. Jim

[xrvr]

Some of the light fixtures were powered half and half . My PO changed these all to 12 volt., eliminating 120 volt. Jim

[66aviont24]

So that battery in the front only controls the lights when the camper isnt plugged in? If so ill never need the battery. Every site i go to has power.

[xrvr]

You need the battery for the breakaway switch. If you do not have a converter, then any twelve volt lights, water pump if you have one, possibly the refrigerator, will not work, unless you have a battery. I wish someone else who could explain this more easily would chime in. Do you have a water pump or is it a pressurized system? My 64 originally had a charger rather thana converter, I think. Jim

[xrvr]

You can find the right size battery at Tractor Supply. Jim