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Old 11-15-2018, 07:30 PM   #1
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New Circuit breaker, WHY did I wait so long?

I ordered an 80A circuit breaker for the hydraulic pump on the trailer. The kick-out while on battery power is gone. It was more of an annoyance than a problem but it is solved.



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Old 11-15-2018, 07:41 PM   #2
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Since most of the units are sold to part timers, I suppose saving the money by not putting an 80amp in to start with works for keystone since it's only those of us who camp in the cold who have problems but really, how much are they saving compred to the badmouthing they get from those of us who have to change them out?
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Old 11-15-2018, 07:53 PM   #3
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You’re right, I wouldn’t have missed the 30 extra dollars and could have banked the aggravation for some of the other things. LOL

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Old 11-15-2018, 08:18 PM   #4
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Besides, the higher amp breaker is recommended by the pump manufacturer. Keystone opted for a smaller, cheaper breaker.
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Old 11-16-2018, 03:36 AM   #5
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Before our first trip I had installed an 80 amp breaker
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Old 11-16-2018, 08:02 AM   #6
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First replaced my failing 50 amp with a new 50 amp. A year later it was failing also. Couldn't find an 80 locally and about to leave for on a trip so I bought two 40 amp and wired them in parallel as a temporary measure. Never another problem and that was years ago and the two 40s are still there.
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Where is this breaker located on the trailer?
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Old 11-18-2018, 07:48 AM   #8
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Where is this breaker located on the trailer?
Its located in the front storage/battery compartment on the wall. At least thats where its located on our coach.
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Old 11-18-2018, 08:25 AM   #9
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Mine are on the wall behind the batteries in the forward generator compartment.

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Its located in the front storage/battery compartment on the wall. At least thats where its located on our coach.
Thanks, I'm going to take a look at what I have. Haven't had any trouble yet but good to know where to find it. Where is everyone getting the 80 amp breakers from and does it need to be the exact same type?
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Where is this breaker located on the trailer?
Near the battery.
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Old 11-18-2018, 10:56 AM   #12
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Already upgraded to a 150amp.

I recently read about Montana's recommendation to upgrade the 50amp to an 80amp so I looked for it near the battery. Found that our 2018 375FL came with a 150amp breaker already.
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I recently read about Montana's recommendation to upgrade the 50amp to an 80amp so I looked for it near the battery. Found that our 2018 375FL came with a 150amp breaker already.
I bet you have a residential refrigerator. That 150 amp fuse is for the inverter that supplies power to the refer. The self resetting breaker for the hydraulic system is totally separate. It looks something like this (the red one on the right is what a stock one looks like. The left one is an upgraded replacement):

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Where did you order the breaker from??
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80 Amp breaker

I purchased a Bussman 80 amp dc breaker off of EBay. Got the best price there at the time. Could not believe how cheaply built the original one was. Bussman has been around along time and costs more, but is higher quality in my opinion.
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X2 on what 2 Yoopers said....except I got mine off Amazon cheaper than EBay.
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Old 11-18-2018, 07:30 PM   #17
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Amazon, it was less than $30.00 if I remember correctly.

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You might not want to change this out as it will take you at least 10 minutes to do it lol. E-bay usually doesn't have sales tax where as Amazon usually does. Both close in price. Just another simple mod that needs to be done before you lose your breaker. If it ain't broke don't fix it doesn't apply here.
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I bet you have a residential refrigerator. That 150 amp fuse is for the inverter that supplies power to the refer. The self resetting breaker for the hydraulic system is totally separate. It looks something like this (the red one on the right is what a stock one looks like. The left one is an upgraded replacement):

Thanks. Mine looks like the picture from Mark A, 5 or 6 replies up the thread. ???
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Old 11-19-2018, 12:38 PM   #20
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Just follow the big wire from the hydraulic pump to the breaker. That’ll tell you which one is running the pump. My rig has 2 breakers, and the hydraulic pump is on one by itself.

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