Even Brake Amperage
I have had a RoadMaster Even Brake for years. My tow vehicle is a Jeep liberty, the cigarette lighter fuse that it gets power from is a 20 amp fuse. According to Roadmaster it should draw no more then 15 amps.
Lately it’s blowing that 20 amp fuse sometime during the trip; could be 10 miles or 100. I called Roadmaster tech support and they said the problem is in my Jeep and that I need to wire a plug (using their part number 9332) directly to the battery. If I was just getting this equipment I might buy that but just starting to have this problem after towing this vehicle over 60K miles so I have my doubts. I don’t believe the circuit on my Jeep is suddenly using up an additional 5 plus amps but rather I suspect the compressor in the Even Brake is getting worn and using more amperage. I don’t mind running a cord directly to the battery and fusing with a 20 ~ 25 amp fuse. My experience however with electrical motors has been that when they start using more amps it’s a very short time before they need replacing. I don’t like the idea of giving it more amperage only to have it burn up in the next trip or two.
Again the customer service person at Roadmaster was very certain in his advice. Many of you folks have a lot more experience then I do, so what thoughts do you have. Thanks in advance.
Lately it’s blowing that 20 amp fuse sometime during the trip; could be 10 miles or 100. I called Roadmaster tech support and they said the problem is in my Jeep and that I need to wire a plug (using their part number 9332) directly to the battery. If I was just getting this equipment I might buy that but just starting to have this problem after towing this vehicle over 60K miles so I have my doubts. I don’t believe the circuit on my Jeep is suddenly using up an additional 5 plus amps but rather I suspect the compressor in the Even Brake is getting worn and using more amperage. I don’t mind running a cord directly to the battery and fusing with a 20 ~ 25 amp fuse. My experience however with electrical motors has been that when they start using more amps it’s a very short time before they need replacing. I don’t like the idea of giving it more amperage only to have it burn up in the next trip or two.
Again the customer service person at Roadmaster was very certain in his advice. Many of you folks have a lot more experience then I do, so what thoughts do you have. Thanks in advance.
