Burning smell from electrical panel
So here is the skinny; Travel trailer is hooked up to shore power. Battery disconnected. The furnace and television were on one day when I noticed an electrical smell from the panel. Noticed it’s fro...
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I agree with above about the connections. Loose connections and poor wire crimps cause resistance and resistance and current create heat. Too much resistance and too much current results in overheated wires. Disconnect all power and check wire coonection on all AC hot, neutral, ground, and 12 volt wiring in your circuit breaker and fuse distribution panels. I checked mine shortly after buying new and found about half not properly tightened.
If it was more current than the wire was deigned for the fuse should have blown before it overheated.
If it was more current than the wire was deigned for the fuse should have blown before it overheated.
