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tommymsw
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Jun 08, 2017

Electric wiring question. 30amp breaker?

I have an OLD Class C converted from on old Chevy Van. It is small but I am modernizing it a bit. I bought a new power center and my question is...
It comes with TWO DC breakers that can handle 30amps. The rest are all 20.
To me? I am guessing I just ignore those 30amp? I can't imagine what would need a 30amp breaker? I have an air conditioning unit but that only runs on AC power anyway. Anything DC would just be the lights, microwave (maybe), tv and water pump.
The water heater is gas.

I am guessing the 30ams are for people with a nicer rig that can maybe run their air conditioning or a dryer from their DC supply?

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  • tommymsw wrote:
    Am I wrong in guessing that this refers to campers that have sections that slide out?
    no
  • tommymsw wrote:
    I am guessing the 30ams are for people with a nicer rig that can maybe run their air conditioning or a dryer from their DC supply?
    Those would take 130 amps.
  • GordonThree wrote:
    One of those breakers might be for the charge line from the chassis alternator to the coach battery, if you have a second battery.

    Microwave is always AC, just like your A/C unit. Tele could be AC or DC but wouldn't need 30 amps DC unless it's really old and there's an inverter hidden behind it.


    Oh BATTERY! I forgot about that when I was thinking about the wiring. Right you are. Upon further inspection it seems to say one is for "slidouts"?

    Am I wrong in guessing that this refers to campers that have sections that slide out?
  • tommymsw wrote:
    I have an OLD Class C converted from on old Chevy Van. It is small but I am modernizing it a bit. I bought a new power center and my question is...
    It comes with TWO DC breakers that can handle 30amps. The rest are all 20.
    To me? I am guessing I just ignore those 30amp? I can't imagine what would need a 30amp breaker? I have an air conditioning unit but that only runs on AC power anyway. Anything DC would just be the lights, microwave (maybe), tv and water pump.
    The water heater is gas.

    I am guessing the 30ams are for people with a nicer rig that can maybe run their air conditioning or a dryer from their DC supply?


    Post the Brand/Model of this new power center for specific answer & info

    But my generic guess would be those Two 30A FUSES are for the 'reverse polarity' protection

    Course that info should be in the instruction/installation sheet that came with the new power center
  • I didn't know DC ever came with breakers. 20 demerits for posting in FTS.
  • One of those breakers might be for the charge line from the chassis alternator to the coach battery, if you have a second battery.

    Microwave is always AC, just like your A/C unit. Tele could be AC or DC but wouldn't need 30 amps DC unless it's really old and there's an inverter hidden behind it.

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