# Converter "partial failure"
**URL:** https://community.electricforum.com/t/converter-partial-failure/5902
**Category:** GEM Forum
**Created:** [April 5, 2016, 9:18am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/converter-partial-failure/5902 "2016-04-05T09:18:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@IssaquahWA1979](https://community.electricforum.com/u/IssaquahWA1979)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2016, 9:18am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/converter-partial-failure/5902/1 "2016-04-05T09:18:26Z")
For those that have been of the belief that the converters either work or don’t work I am sad to say I have one that falls in between. I think it has either lost a capacitor or is losing a transistor etc. I started to have the symptoms that would lead me to believe it was the ignition switch because the cart would randomly shut off but after investigating I realized I was also losing the always on 12v. After applying more than a couple of amps load to the converter it will cycle on/off. Just thought I would post in case anyone is thinking they have a bad switch and replaced it to have the same symptoms, you might check your constant 12V feed to see if it is dropping out.
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### Author:  [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2016, 10:48am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/converter-partial-failure/5902/2 "2016-04-05T10:48:26Z")
Hmmm
Hint on intermittent failures Get a can of DoxIt and unplug and spray every plug connection in the cart several times. This clears up many sometimes malfunctions.
Rodney
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### Author:  [@IssaquahWA1979](https://community.electricforum.com/u/IssaquahWA1979)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/converter-partial-failure/5902/3 "2016-04-05T14:19:36Z")
[quote=OLD HOUSEBOATER;29985]Hmmm
Hint on intermittent failures Get a can of DoxIt and unplug and spray every plug connection in the cart several times. This clears up many sometimes malfunctions.
Rodney[/quote]
I ended up cutting the harness at the converter to eliminate any wire/board issues (I was installing my own distribution block anyhow) and yes I love that stuff…