12v Circuit Breaker on outside of frame
I'm organizing the front storage compartment on the old Fifth Wheel and wondering why the circuit breaker in the wire from the trailer plug to the batteries is mounted on the bottom of the frame. They...
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Why is a circuit breaker mounted remote from the batteries? Well, when batteries are recharging they generate hydrogen gas, which needs to be vented to atmosphere. If there is a concentration of hydrogen gas in an enclosed area and you generate an electrical spark in that area, say by a circuit breaker tripping, the spark and the gas make happy sounds together, not to mention fireworks...
