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Old 06-24-2007, 05:39 AM   #1
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Any ideas on tripping circuit breaker

My first Apollo was replaced in March and worked perfectly for 6 weeks it now pops the circuit breaker when it reaches a high temperature, around 400 degrees in both the convection and microwave mode. Replaced the circuit breaker and it continues to trip as above. Operates fine at low temperatures.
 
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Old 06-24-2007, 06:03 AM   #2
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Did you use a 20 amp breaker? The Appolo take a lot of current when running in dual mode.
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Old 06-24-2007, 06:37 AM   #3
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I would pull the unit out and check the outlet it plugs into, (that outlet is cheap, like all the rest) the wires may be loose there, causing over amperage due to resistance heat.
A second place to look would be the breaker panel, where all wires tie in, possibly loose wires there.
Breakers trip from heat, and over amperage; heat again.
Good luck.
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Old 06-24-2007, 02:20 PM   #4
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I replaced the 20 amp with same,I also moved the breaker to a space on the far right of the panel to separate it from the other breakers heat all connectors are clean and tight. I have not check the plug behind the oven will give that a try when I find time.
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Old 06-28-2007, 07:20 AM   #5
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The Apollo is a very cheep unit. I'm on my third one and it wouldn't surprise me if it isn't something internal to the unit.
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Old 06-28-2007, 11:51 AM   #6
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retiredpilot... What is the build date on your apollo??Mine was replaced with a build date of Aug 06 and we have not had a problem in months.
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Old 07-01-2007, 03:03 PM   #7
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Are you in the same park or might you have moved to a park with lower voltage? If low enough that could be your problem.
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Old 07-02-2007, 02:55 AM   #8
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Like Steve says, could be low voltage, I'm thinking.
We just had a similar experience here at an older Park in Mass.,(30 amp)
Apollo wouldn't do any more than barely warm a hotdog at two minutes on full power.
Then, tripped the breakers, on two susequent attempts.
Checked the power level with my meter and was registering 105 volts with everything but the refrigerator turned off. (Many in the Park had their AC's on.)
Have since moved over to a 50Amp site that just became available and haven't had any more problems.(Knock on wood).
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Old 07-02-2007, 08:30 AM   #9
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Build date on the unit is Dec 06 and voltage is not the problem as there other rigs with three a/c units in this park, who occasionally operate all three simultaneously. All spaces have 50 amps and read 118 volts.
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