Any Fuses Blown?

[Wallowa]

Always trying to anticipate a problem and then to prepare for it....I plan to carry extra blade fuses used in our new Hawk. Simple insurance but only if I have at least a WAG why the fuse blew.

Which, if any, fuses and on what circuits have any of you had fail in a FWC?

Possible reason for circuit causing the fuse to melt?

Thanks,

Phil

 

[Stalking Light]

No failures in a year and a half of camping.

 

[isonychia]

Blew a water pump fuse. If it happens replace it and don't worry unless it keeps happening. Sometimes you just pull enough energy as a fluke due to a capacitor in a ballast or this or that or the other. It happens even when everything is OK.

 

[isonychia]

Get the slow blow for your fantastic vent as well.

 

[Wallowa]

Get the slow blow for your fantastic vent as well.

Hmmmm...not certain how to take that..

Phil

 

[BobM]

I've only blown one fuse. One time when I was using my drill plugged into the cig adapter to raise my bed part of the roof

, the fuse blew. My fault for cranking running my drill on high instead of low

 

[PaulT]

Get the slow blow for your fantastic vent as well.

Before replacing that fan fuse, verify that you didn't leave the Fwd/Rev switch in a mid position. Don't ask me how I know

Paul

 

[craig333]

None yet but I always have spare fuses.

 

[strayDog]

In a year and half, blew the fuse to the 12 volt outlets, don't know why.

 

[Stan@FourWheel]

When things are working correctly & installed correctly, most 12V fuses won't blow "just because". But that said, having a few spares would be a great idea. The only time I have typically blown a fuse is when I was installing something or removing something from the camper with the battery still hooked up, when swapping out a bad battery, or if I plugged something too powerful into the 12v outlets. Besides that, haven't had too many problems over the years with fuses popping.



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[Wallowa]

Thanks Stan for monitoring this forum and response...that rings true. Probably most melted fuses come from direct shorts....in any event not a big issue..

Phil