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Brandon_T
Explorer
Apr 17, 2016

80 Amp inline breaker keeps tripping

I just pulled my Damon Challenger out of storage for the first trip of the season. I have everything in order besides my auto leveling system. Every time I attempt to put down my jacks, my inline 80 amp breaker trips. I've traces all of my power lines leaving the breaker, and they appear to be in good condition/order. At this point in completely lost in what I should troubleshoot next. My leveling control unit is a LCI ELECTRONIC LEVELING system. If anyone could provide me some ideas, I would be extremely grateful.
  • enblethen's avatar
    enblethen
    Nomad
    Apr 17, 2016
    Is this the unit you have?
    LCI manual
    First thing I would do if it is like yours, is to disconnect the battery and control wire from the pump. If the control wire is under the same crimp connection and the circuit breaker still trips, separate it.
    Now you should know whether it is in the motor solenoid, the control wire or between the battery and the motor solenoid.
  • Brandon_T's avatar
    Brandon_T
    Explorer
    Apr 17, 2016
    Enblethen, Thank you for the assistance. It ended up being my battery wasn't putting out enough amps to kick the motor into action. I put her on a trickle charger throughout the night, and now it's working like a champ.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Apr 17, 2016
    I was going to say that. the 80 amp breaker is the main house battery breaker.. If it's tripping then one of two conditions exist

    One, you are pulling too many amps
    Two: it's getting old and weak

    Most likely causes of Conditoin ONE:
    IF engine running (Fast idle at least) House batteries are low on charge
    IF engine NOT running,, Chassis battery is low.

    (On my Righ the jacks are a chassis feature, run off Chassis battery/Alternatorm, with ENgine Running, Not all are wired this way).

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