Foretravel Owners' Forum For owners and Fans of Foretravel Motorcoaches September 11, 2025 ...

All of sudden we lost power.  Went to the pedestal power was good there, cycled the circuit breaker and nothing - no power to coach and inverter not working.    Is there a main Fuse or Circuit Breaker?  I see two red lights on the transfer switch not sure if thats a fault or power to the xfer switch.  Generator does not provide power to coach either.

There should be a main breaker in a panel with a cover somewhere.  As Elliot mentioned, in the older coaches it's on the bed platform, so I would start there in your Nimbus.  Look for something that looks like a household electrical panel (grey metal with a cover).  If not there, look in the backs of cabinets in the interior of the coach.

Not sure what transfer switch you have - does it have markings on it?  The manual might be in the coach paperwork/box of manuals, but if it's marked on the front with brand/model it might be quicker to do a Google search than go through the box of literature. 

Since neither shore nor generator are powering the coach, first thought would be the main breaker, second would be the transfer switch.

That said, does the coach have a surge protector installed, and if so, is it after the transfer switch and before the main breaker?  It is possible if you have one installed that way, it took a "hit" from a surge and the MOV's sacrificed themselves and you need a new surge protector.  Some have a bypass switch on them so if they fail, you can pass power.  Do this at your own risk since your coach would not be protected from electrical anomalies (and if something DID take out the surge protector, there is a change whatever it was could happen again).

This is a surge protector at the pedestal -

Imagine the sound of me banging my head on the table.

The one place where the generator and the shore power line come together is at the transfer switch.  It is *possible* that Foretravel installed a surge protector between the transfer switch and the breaker box.

Break out your volt meter, or better yet make up a 110V test light with an old style incandescent bulb, and start checking for electricity at the transfer switch. 

If you don't have a sured protector between the transfer switch it would
most likely be the main breaker.

Tested power going into and out of transfer switch and all legs had 120V.  Yet no power to any outlet, and inverter shows no power?  Could it be the main breaker or is there another main fuse somewhere??

Further investigation - there is no power going into the transfer switch on one of the lines.

There are several ways your coach could be wired-- no first hand experience with 2009 model.

Please verify that you have both a main 120 VAC breaker panel that will have a breaker going TO the inverter and a second, smaller sub-panel with power IN from the inverter and individual breakers to circuits that can be powered by the inverter.

You may (many Foretravels do) have TWO ATS's.  First is shore power/generator.  Second is power from the main breaker panel or inverter.

Also, the inverter charger needs to be connected via those large-gauge cables to the house battery bank.  There should be a high-amp slow burn fuse near the batteries on the 12 VDC positive wire (red).

Knowing exactly how yours is set up will allow for much better information from us.

IF (yes, big IF) you are safe working around 240 VAC, start at the CG pedestal:

Two outer straights are the HOTS.
Middle straight is the NEUTRAL.
Middle round is the GROUND.

So,
Either outer to either middle= 120 VAC
Outer straight to outer straight= 240 VAC
Center straight to center round= 0 VAC

Move on to the ATS-- if two, the one with shore power/generator decision. Check on both IN and OUT sides:

Black to white= 120 VAC
Red to white= 120 VAC
Black to red= 240 VAC
White to green= 0 VAC

OH, and with power OFF, check that each connection is clean and tight and no burned wires!

Let us know what you find.

The side of the ATS with two inputs is the IN (one from shore power, one from generator).

Should be easy to trace the one OUT to the main breaker panel.

Even though there is output voltage from the transfer switch there is no power to the display inside the coach.

I do have two cb panels, and one has a breaker going to the inverter - however it's not tripped. 

Problem found!  Thanks everyone I learned a lot about electrical troubleshooting today and how to trace it down.

It comes down to the slow burn fuse for the outback inverter that needs to be replaced.  Not sure what cause it to go but thats where the problem is.

Problem found!  Thanks everyone I learned a lot about electrical troubleshooting today and how to trace it down.

It comes down to the slow burn fuse for the outback inverter that needs to be replaced.  Not sure what cause it to go but thats where the problem is.

Thanks again to all