30 amp in-line fuse continually blows
Boy do I need some help! Every time I try to extend the landing gear on our 5th wheel when hitching or unhitching the 30 amp inline fuse blows after a few seconds. We had this problem a few years ...
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Don't bother having the motor "checked." Replace it.
"Checking" involves some RV dealership employee performing a visual inspection. If the motor is not visibly smashed, does not have smoke pouring out, is not oozing any fluids, does not smell funny, they will declare that it is perfectly fine and send you on your way.
You can't tell if there's a problem by just looking at the outside of something. It would cost more, and take far longer, to properly analyze the motor and repair (if repairable) than to simply replace it and be done with it.
Those motors are inadequate to begin with. You are slowly burning the windings out of them from day 1. Over time the motor will slowly degrade until it can't produce enough power, and stalls lifting the trailer. Stalling is what's causing the fuse to blow.
"Checking" involves some RV dealership employee performing a visual inspection. If the motor is not visibly smashed, does not have smoke pouring out, is not oozing any fluids, does not smell funny, they will declare that it is perfectly fine and send you on your way.
You can't tell if there's a problem by just looking at the outside of something. It would cost more, and take far longer, to properly analyze the motor and repair (if repairable) than to simply replace it and be done with it.
Those motors are inadequate to begin with. You are slowly burning the windings out of them from day 1. Over time the motor will slowly degrade until it can't produce enough power, and stalls lifting the trailer. Stalling is what's causing the fuse to blow.
