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distilled (rain) water. Because of constant product change your battery
experts is your local supplier. By electronic standards, a battery is
discharged at 10.5 volts. Dropping voltage lower will begin damaging
plates in the battery. Keep your battery charged up at all times.
A converter will not overcharge a battery unless a battery has a dead cell,
or the converter has a malfunction. Some type of converters have full
battery charge shut-off. Other types reduce the rate of charge as battery
conditions reach 12.7 volts DC or 1.265 specific gravity at 80°F. By
electronic standards, a battery is discharged at 10.5 volts.
The interior lights will operate from the converter and/or auxiliary battery.
Some lights will have wall switches and other lights have switches in the
lights themselves.
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
– 12-Volt DC
These two items have been installed in your coach to
protect circuitry and components.
Fuses are placed in your electrical system to protect
wiring and components when overloads appear or short
circuits occur. Radios, stereos and possibly other
components may have “in-line” fuses attached to their own wire harness.
Circuit breakers
are placed at several locations. First, a manual or
automatic reset breaker is placed within 18 inches of the auxiliary battery.
Automatic reset breakers will “reset” by themselves in 15 to 30 seconds
when tripped.
40 Amp Fuses
Escapes and Classics have, on the front A-frame, 2
– 12-Volt breakers
with red cover over them, 1
– 10 amp (optional) for 12-Volt electric tongue
jack, and 1
– 30 amp which protects and operates the battery line.
One or two 40 amp fuses are placed in the converter, protecting the
converter should the battery be connected backwards. Fuses will blow
rather than damage the converter.
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