So, here's the story:
I upgraded from one battery, to a dual 12 volt battery bank. Made a sealed battery box out of a Coleman cooler, it turned out pretty nice. Oh, by the way, this is on a 2009 model Montana.
All of a sudden, I am having a problem with an auto-reset circuit breaker tripping while bringing in the slides. The ground wires are all corrosion free and tight. The crimp on connectors that I added are all copper and were crimped with a hydraulic crimping tool, so I know those are not a factor.
Here is a picture of the circuit breakers and related wiring:
The one that is labeled as Circuit Breaker #1 is a 30amp, and is the one that is tripping.
Before I really figured out where the problem was, I bought a Hi-Amp 80amp auto-reset breaker like the following picture (the one in the pic is a 60amp model though):
Now, from what I can tell from my limited knowledge, the wire labeled as "Black to ???" is connected directly to the battery bank, so I assume it is fuse protected somewhere else down the line. The leads labeled "Orange to ???" and "To Landing Gear Motor" are protected at 30amps by breaker #1.
Are the leads labeled "To Slides Hydraulic Pump Motor" and "To Main Fuse Panel" then supposedly protected at 80amps?
My big question is can I eliminate both of the circuit breakers & jumper wire, and replace them with the single 80amp unit?
Like this:
The landing gear lead is still protected by the in-line 30amp blade style breaker.
As long as I can determine if the "orange to ???" and "black to ???" leads are protected farther down the line, I think that it will all work out as the exact same as the original amperage protection for each circuit. If the "Orange to ???" is not protected, I could add an in-line 30amp breaker like the one on the landing gear lead, although I think the gauge of the wire would not support a draw of 30 amps as it is wired now. That is why I think it is fused down the line somewhere. The "Black to ???" must be fused down the line as well, because its wire gauge would not support a wired direct from the battery circuit if subjected to a large amperage draw either.
Any electrical experts have any advice about this??? Thoughts and recommendations much appreciated.
Does anyone that has had the single HI-AMP circuit breaker upgrade done at the Factory Service Center or some other Authorized Dealership have a picture of how theirs was rewired from the original, stock configuration to rectify the annoying problem of the slides stopping several times while bringing them in?
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