Electrical Assistance
We have a 2013 Class C motorhome that came with a 32" Jensen LED 12 volt tv. It is mounted in a frame with storage behind it. In the last year, we blew the inline fuse in it. I noticed that the wiring...
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enblethen wrote:
The TV is marked to draw 7.5 amps. You should be feeding the unit with a fuse greater then that. I would get a new fuse holder, I prefer blade style, and install a ten amp fuse.
Yes, it is normal when operating at close to the max rating for the fuse to get warm, normally it is resistance within the fuse and holder.
I would not think a 10amp fuse would be good as it could harm to the tv. The original is an 8amp fuse holder. Never had any issues until the wire got damaged.
talked to our electrician here at work and he agreed that teh fuse holder may be bad. I'm going to check it out this weekend. Also I'm gonna check the wires and my splicing better. He stated that if I didn't have a good spliced end that it could affect the amperage coming through as well, causing the heat up. He said the connections inside the fuse holder could of gotten burned up and not working correctly.
