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dirtdivaca
Explorer
Jan 11, 2017

Electrical question: 2 fuses operate together in parallel?

So while trying to troubleshoot power draw issues in our trailer, we discovered that two fuses seem to be running in parallel (or in series) as I think is the proper technical term? :@ In our 2014 ...
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Rolling_Condo
Explorer II
Jan 11, 2017
A possible scenario would be where the power awning requires more amperage than one wire can carry. Therefore they have doubled up on the wiring, each wire would carry half of the load. From your description there are in parallel and not any shorts as the fuses would blow.

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