What is this connection?
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Topic: What is this connection?
Posted By: Olddawgsrule
Subject: What is this connection?
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 2:40pm
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Under the cabin, just as the wiring first coming to from the battery, there is this connection. I'm not thinking fuse, maybe a surge protect? Really would like to know..  ------------- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJduGeZNFgtptH67leItRFQ - Byways no Highways 2017 Tacoma http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=72408 - Truck Camper Build 2004 F150 My Overlander |
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Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 3:29pm
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I don't think I've seen that particular one, but there are an extra couple of wires that come off the battery and go to the solar panel connector. ------------- Alan 2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
Posted By: Olddawgsrule
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 3:37pm
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Consensus on my other forum believes it's a auto resetting fuse. I looked them up and sure enough, very similar. Just another place to check when power goes down... Great! At least I now know they're there.. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJduGeZNFgtptH67leItRFQ - Byways no Highways 2017 Tacoma http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=72408 - Truck Camper Build 2004 F150 My Overlander |
Posted By: SC for Huskers
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 5:44pm
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My guess is a distribution block. Good place to connect different loads. ------------- Happy Traveling, Tom 2017 172pod 2011 F150 STX |
Posted By: GCRicker
Date Posted: 22 May 2018 at 10:53am
| I was wondering what that was too Olddawgsrule. If it is an auto-resetting fuse, any idea what the rating of the fuses are? Which website did you find something similar on? |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 23 May 2018 at 1:44am
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As far as I know, there is no such thing as an auto-resetting fuse. An auto-resetting circuit breaker maybe, but not a fuse (stands for fusible link) which the nature of which is to melt apart if the load is too great or there is a short. The copper strip looks more like it is simply bridging two terminal blocks. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 23 May 2018 at 8:18am
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resettable_fuse US Army uses them in many vehicles.. ------------- |
Posted By: Olddawgsrule
Date Posted: 23 May 2018 at 12:19pm
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Here's what I'm looking at on the camper. http://www.google.com/search?q=auto+resetting+fuse&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=HcpR-fS_hC09oM%253A%252CiNfbCe4dVJ_oXM%252C_&usg=__GqI4Ax9YmCX6hskSu_IngdRfhns%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAg-imq5zbAhUizlkKHa2MDBIQ9QEIZjAC#imgrc=7DrrERbfeJFoZM: - http://www.google.com/search?q=auto+resetting+fuse&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=HcpR-fS_hC09oM%253A%252CiNfbCe4dVJ_oXM%252C_&usg=__GqI4Ax9YmCX6hskSu_IngdRfhns%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAg-imq5zbAhUizlkKHa2MDBIQ9QEIZjAC#imgrc=7DrrERbfeJFoZM: Do hope the picture came out right.. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJduGeZNFgtptH67leItRFQ - Byways no Highways 2017 Tacoma http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=72408 - Truck Camper Build 2004 F150 My Overlander |
Posted By: Olddawgsrule
Date Posted: 23 May 2018 at 12:20pm
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It did!!! Does say breaker, yet searched under fuse. Any hints (as I've been ask) what size?? ------------- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJduGeZNFgtptH67leItRFQ - Byways no Highways 2017 Tacoma http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=72408 - Truck Camper Build 2004 F150 My Overlander |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 23 May 2018 at 12:26pm
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The picture in question does not resemble any of the "resettable fuses/breakers" pictured in the Wikipedia or Google search articles. I still say it is most likely a bridge between two blocks.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: Olddawgsrule
Date Posted: 23 May 2018 at 12:40pm
Well, the picture in the link I sent is real close to exactly what I'm looking at. I'm heading back under there to look again for a part number. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJduGeZNFgtptH67leItRFQ - Byways no Highways 2017 Tacoma http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=72408 - Truck Camper Build 2004 F150 My Overlander |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 23 May 2018 at 12:47pm
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Okay. I see now to what you are referring. I was looking at the copper strip. While the copper strip is most likely a bridge, you are asking not about that, but about the terminals under the strip I think. In that case, it does resemble one of the self-resetting breakers, but it is hard to tell for sure. A part number definitely would help.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: Olddawgsrule
Date Posted: 23 May 2018 at 12:58pm
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Got under there again. It's a Short Stop 12v 30amp resetting breaker. http://www.amazon.com/Circuit-Breaker-30A-Plastic-12V/dp/B00DNGNF32 - http://www.amazon.com/Circuit-Breaker-30A-Plastic-12V/dp/B00DNGNF32 Think I'll be able to move my legs again in a couple days.. LOL  ------------- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJduGeZNFgtptH67leItRFQ - Byways no Highways 2017 Tacoma http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=72408 - Truck Camper Build 2004 F150 My Overlander |
Posted By: Olddawgsrule
Date Posted: 23 May 2018 at 1:00pm
The copper bridge confused me as well. Why? Two separate lines in to two separate lines out.. I'm certain there's a reasonable explanation out there somewhere.. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJduGeZNFgtptH67leItRFQ - Byways no Highways 2017 Tacoma http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=72408 - Truck Camper Build 2004 F150 My Overlander |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 23 May 2018 at 1:20pm
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I think one would have to trace the wires to see where they go to get a better idea of what they are protecting. Thanks for looking. I learned something. I had to put one of those in the engine compartment of the Escape when we installed the brake controller from the battery to the connector on the 12V power line. I just was not seeing your picture right and thought you were asking about the copper strip, not what was under them. My apologies for my confusion and causing you to get under there again. Hopefully, someone will be able to explain why the bridge is there. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: GCRicker
Date Posted: 24 May 2018 at 10:15am
| Thanks for looking Olddawgsrule. I couldn't find a label, but maybe I didn't crawl under far enough. I agree with StephenH, the bridge is a mystery also. |