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Fuses are placed into the fuse panel with the converter or into a
separate panel near the converter with access inside of coach.
Fuses are placed in your electrical system to protect wiring and
components when overloads appear or short circuits occur. Radios,
stereos and possibly other components may have "in-line" fuses
attached to their own wire harness.
Circuit breakers are placed at several locations. An
automatic reset breaker is placed within 18 inches
of the auxiliary battery. Breaker will automatically
reset upon "cool down", normally 60 seconds.
Two 40 amp or four 20 amp fuses are placed in the converter to
protect circuitry should you hook-up a battery backwards. Fuse will
blow instead of converter.
A 30 amp automatic reset breaker is installed in the load center to
operate your slide-out( s).
WARNING
!
DO NOT replace circuit breakers or fuses with a higher current rating than those
supplied with your coach. Over-fusing can cause a fire hazard by overheating the
electrical wiring.
All wiring used in your coach meets correct amp rating correlated
with fuses and breakers in respective panels as required by code.
The RV battery is placed in parallel circuitry with the battery on your
tow vehicle. Care needs to be exercised not to drain both batteries
together. There are two methods of avoiding this condition:
First, disconnect the tow vehicle when parked and/or using your
coach.
Second, a battery isolator may be installed in your tow vehicle to
prevent power drain from batteries in both vehicles. This device
"isolator" has two useful purposes. First, it sends current from the
alternator to both batteries simultaneously. Secondly, the isolator
prevents draw from the recreational vehicle through the battery of
the tow vehicle, preserving power to start the engine.
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