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06-13-2014, 02:51 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: rockwall
Posts: 335
M.O.C. #7697
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Slight electrical burn smell?
My fuse panel is in the toilet room of my 3400RL. I just noticed a mild burning smell in there after the door has been closed for a while but when I took the covers off the fuse panels nothing appeared to feel hot. Any suggestions?
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06-13-2014, 03:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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Pull it completely out and check that all connections on the back are properly tightened. Odds are you will find some loose and quite possibly evidence of it with charred ends. Check it immediately.
Bingo
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06-13-2014, 04:11 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Silverdale
Posts: 275
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I would recommend insuring the trailer is unplugged from shore power and the battery is diconnected prior to doing the inspection.
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06-13-2014, 04:31 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Port Orchard
Posts: 1,153
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Both of the above recommendations should be done ASAP. When I did it I found several loose connections.
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06-13-2014, 05:30 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,159
M.O.C. #6433
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Agree with above. After a year or so of purchase I checked all the screws for AC hot, neutral, ground, and 12 volts (+ & -) and found a number of screws not tight.
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Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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06-13-2014, 01:21 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Colorado Springs
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M.O.C. #10496
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X2. Disconnect ALL power 1st! 
Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Glenn the fifth
I would recommend insuring the trailer is unplugged from shore power and the battery is diconnected prior to doing the inspection.
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06-13-2014, 01:47 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by CORattler
X2. Disconnect ALL power 1st!
Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Glenn the fifth
I would recommend insuring the trailer is unplugged from shore power and the battery is diconnected prior to doing the inspection.
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I definitely agree with the above, sometimes the unsaid things that are taken for granted can really bite!!
Bingo
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06-14-2014, 10:05 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 908
M.O.C. #7915
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Each spring, I unhook from shore power and check the tightness of every electrical connection I can find and can reach. It's surprising how things can work loose while motoring down the highways.
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06-28-2014, 01:34 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: rockwall
Posts: 335
M.O.C. #7697
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Well, it turns out that the main neutral line was loose and could pull right out of the buss bar. The end of the wire had melted so I clipped it off, stripped the insulation and moved it down on the buss bar a little bit. Works fine now.
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06-28-2014, 04:09 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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I like the phrase "these things are rolling earthquakes" and they sure are. The conditions of our roads does not help.
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06-29-2014, 11:51 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Okeechobee
Posts: 2,150
M.O.C. #11206
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Hello richfaa
I saw a manufacturer of one of the high end SOB’s pulling a late model unit out of our 5 star RV Park yesterday and it had serious damage from a loose neutral.
Like you say they all have problems the difference is when the selling dealer had had the unit back in there shop and didn’t fix it the manufacturer came an transported the unit back to the factory for repairs.
It was a real nice looking trailer from the outside and a little over a year old but they said the rear of the trailer had extensive damage caused by the electrical system.
The company that built it has a 2 year cap to cap and 5 year warranty on structure.
Phil P
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