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1L243
Explorer II
Jan 05, 2015

What Size Circuit Breaker At Trailer Connector

My trailer has 50 amp serivice. It came with a 50amp circuit breaker where the trailer connector wires into the trailer near the batteries. Since new I have upgraded to a four battery bank (four de...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jan 05, 2015
BB_TX wrote:
Never replace a breaker or a fuse with one of higher amperage. The wiring is sized for the fuse. A higher amp breaker or fuse could melt the wiring if that wiring is not large enough.


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If you change the breaker, without changing the wire size, you may find out who in your community still makes house calls. (The Fire Department).

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