R-pod Owners Forum : Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 21 May 2026 15:24:39 +0000 Mon, 14 Sep 2020 22:23:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=14001 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack : Hot lead of the 120 v shore cord... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136202#136202 Author: podwerkz
Subject: 14001
Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 10:23pm

Hot lead of the 120 v shore cord wired to the metal switch handle/toggle lever.

Yeah....that's the ticket.
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Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 5:58pm

It would be fun for a minute until you realized that you would then have to get the dye off your rPod... Maybe there is way to direct the dye away from the pod? 

How about connecting an alarm in parallel with the electric jack motor? Star  Just remember to use the hidden alarm kill switch before hitching up so you don't annoy the neighbors every time you go on a camping trip....
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Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 5:14pm

Exploding dye packets would be a lot more fun.




]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:14:02 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136196#136196 Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack : +1 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136194#136194 Author: mcarter
Subject: 14001
Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 4:53pm

+1]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:53:24 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136194#136194 Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack : Removing the 30A inline fuse... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136193#136193 Author: CharlieM
Subject: 14001
Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 4:49pm

Removing the 30A inline fuse and storing it inside the Pod is certainly the easiest solution for the jack. However this may expose the guts of the fuse holder to the elements, depending on its design. You still should have a way to disconnect the battery if the Pod is left unattended and unplugged for several weeks. The fixed and unfused loads of the CO/Propane detector and thermostat will drain the battery in just a few weeks. A battery disconnect switch is one way to accomplish this, either factory installed or as an owner mod. ]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:49:58 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136193#136193 Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack : Originally posted by Pod_GeekRemove... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136190#136190 Author: Ben Herman
Subject: 14001
Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 3:54pm

Originally posted by Pod_Geek

Remove the inline fuse?  Who runs around with 30A fuses in their pocket?

yeah, probably the easiest. Although I'd be the guy to go somewhere and lose the fuse. Only reason that I care about this is that if someone were to mess with it and raise/lower the jack, that it could potentially damage the scissor jacks and/or frame. Not likely, but want to take away that possibility.
]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2020 15:54:31 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136190#136190 Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack : Remove the inline fuse? Who runs... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136187#136187 Author: Pod_Geek
Subject: 14001
Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 3:33pm

Remove the inline fuse?  Who runs around with 30A fuses in their pocket?
]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2020 15:33:58 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136187#136187 Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack : I think better option is to disable... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136121#136121 Author: mcarter
Subject: 14001
Posted: 12 Sep 2020 at 5:12pm

I think better option is to disable battery, not jack. Not sure what concern is with raising or lowering a jack. It doesn't effect much without some other actions. I think I'd find a bigger fish.]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2020 17:12:44 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136121#136121 Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack : Originally posted by CharlieMAnother... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136120#136120 Author: Ben Herman
Subject: 14001
Posted: 12 Sep 2020 at 5:01pm

Originally posted by CharlieM

Another solution would be to install a lockable main battery disconnect switch if you don't already have one. Then rewire the jack power to the downstream (load) side of the switch. This would have the advantage of eliminating the constant load on the battery from the CO/Propane detector. In either case the 20A CB would be a good idea. 

I'll look into that as well. It looks like the jack and the solar panel connection are wired directly to the positive side of the battery, so I'll have to figure out how to wire the switch so that they are "downstream". 
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Subject: 14001
Posted: 12 Sep 2020 at 4:23pm

Another solution would be to install a lockable main battery disconnect switch if you don't already have one. Then rewire the jack power to the downstream (load) side of the switch. This would have the advantage of eliminating the constant load on the battery from the CO/Propane detector. In either case the 20A CB would be a good idea. ]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2020 16:23:42 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136119#136119 Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack : In that case you can just leave... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136118#136118 Author: offgrid
Subject: 14001
Posted: 12 Sep 2020 at 3:58pm

In that case you can just leave the 30A fuse where it is. Once you have a 20A breaker upstream of it it will never blow, because the breaker would trip first if you had a short. ]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2020 15:58:19 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136118#136118 Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack : Thanks for the suggestion, looks... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136117#136117 Author: Ben Herman
Subject: 14001
Posted: 12 Sep 2020 at 3:46pm

Thanks for the suggestion, looks like a reasonable solution. Unfortunately the inline fuse is right up close to the controls so if I just swap this out, it'll be right where anyone can see it. I'm thinking that I can splice out the inline fuse and move the breaker somewhere further down the wire, where it can be hidden.]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2020 15:46:44 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136117#136117 Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack : Yes, if you install a switch,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136116#136116 Author: offgrid
Subject: 14001
Posted: 12 Sep 2020 at 1:45pm

Yes, if you install a switch, it needs to have the same or higher current rating as the fuse protercting it does. The fuse is there to protect from fires if you have a short somewhere in the circuit so everything downstream of the fuse should be rated at 30A or more.

12 gauge wire is generally only good for 20A though so the manufacturer already created a hazard. Sadly that is not uncommon. What might be best is to replace that 30A fuse with a 20A circuit breaker which could provide proper overcurrent protection as well as act as a switch. 

Say something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/STETION-Resettable-Circuit-Overload-Protection/dp/B07FF8VXJQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=20+amp+inline+dc+circuit+breaker&qid=1599936206&sr=8-1
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Subject: 14001
Posted: 12 Sep 2020 at 1:06pm

I share your concern, and have always kinda wanted to put a kill switch on mine. I'll be watching for suggestions too. I wouldn't mind a locking FWT cap either. ]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2020 13:06:59 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136115#136115 Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue Jack : I recently installed an electric... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14001&PID=136113#136113 Author: Ben Herman
Subject: 14001
Posted: 12 Sep 2020 at 12:40pm

I recently installed an electric tongue jack on my 179. Works great, only concern that I have is that we park our trailer in our alley that sees a fair amount of foot traffic. I'm thinking that I want to install an inline switch that will turn off power to the jack when not in use, so that no one can mess with it. The power supply wire is 12 gauge, and it has a 30 amp inline fuse. Any ideas on where I can find a suitable switch for this? I'm not knowledgeable enough in 12v systems to know whether I need to match the amperage rating for a switch; assuming yeas, but not sure. Most of the switches that I see online are lighter-weight, for LED lights and such. 

Any advice would be appreciated.
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