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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Sounds like it is designed that way, which happens to me when I overextend the front jacks on my 5r (like Duck describes in his post) in either direction. It is possible in the 1st year that you never overextended the jack. I solved that by changing the 30A blowable fuse to a 30A Auto Reset Circuit Breaker. It fits in the fuse holder and resets itself after detecting a fault. You can buy at auto parts stores, or on Amazon.com
"Bussmann (BP/CB211-30-RP) 30 Amp Type-I ATM Mini Circuit Breaker"
"Bussmann (BP/CB211-30-RP) 30 Amp Type-I ATM Mini Circuit Breaker"
pdlarson wrote:
This typically happens if the jack is over-extended in either direction (not on purpose or for a long time but you never know when it will stop until it stops) or when just starting to lift the tongue. Any ideas?
