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1L243
Explorer II
Aug 15, 2018

Re-settable Circuit Breakers Wiring

I have had trailers with a single circuit breaker located on the outside of the trailer near the battery before. They come in 30 and 50 amp. But on my 2017 Coleman 300tq Toy Hauler there are two circuit breakers wired together. The breaker on the right mumps to the breaker on the left and runs down to the junction box and ties into the other black wires.

What's the purpose of the second breaker?
  • On mine one powers the hydraulic slide pump. The other powers everything else.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    I notice that the top wire is same for both breakers.

    On the left hand breaker is the top or bottom wire the one that runs to the battery?

    Likely one breaker is for something that is "Always on" (or operated by a momentary switch) like the jacks and the other is the MAIN. which can be "Turned off" by the salesman (Battery disconnect) Switch inside the RV.
  • On our Rockwood, the second breaker is for the slides.

    The second breaker in your picture has a much thinner wire coming out of it, so maybe it's not for a slide (or maybe just the usual bad design on an RV). Do you have a slide?

    Steve
  • 1L243 wrote:
    What's the purpose of the second breaker?


    Probably a slide.

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