Tongue Jack Blowing Fuses
Not sure if this belongs in Travel Trailers or Tech but here goes: My electric tongue jack keeps blowing 30 amp fuses. I don't recall this happening for the first year or two I had it but suddenly e...
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I do not a have a TT but I do know that fuses blow because they got to hot and melted. The reason they melted might be as stated earlier that your jack needs to be lubricated, non-lubrication makes it work harder. You also mentioned that it does it at either end of travel which to be means that it is binding and causing a higher current draw. If possible stop it before reaching the upper or lower limits. You are correct when you say that you should not replace a fuse with a higher rated fuse, you may end up with a mass of melted wiring. JMO
