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Old 08-08-2021, 01:59 PM   #1
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Nothing working - blown fuse?

I almost plugged in the camper to the car when it was on and I might have made some connection even if it wasn’t all the way because nothing works now. I changed all the fuses and it still doesn’t have any power. I am not that familiar with this. Anyone have any trouble shooting ideas?
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Old 08-08-2021, 02:30 PM   #2
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I almost plugged in the camper to the car when it was on and I might have made some connection even if it wasn’t all the way because nothing works now. I changed all the fuses and it still doesn’t have any power. I am not that familiar with this. Anyone have any trouble shooting ideas?
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'Almost plugged-in'? Did it arc?
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Old 08-08-2021, 04:59 PM   #3
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I am not sure what that is but my camper was working fine before we left camp. I am guessing unplugged in enough to mess it up.
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Old 08-08-2021, 10:14 PM   #4
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When I shorted out lights on a boat trailer the blown fuse was in the tow vehicle. It was in the main fuse/relay panel under the hood. That was a Toyota and the fuse was labeled trailer towing.
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When I shorted out lights on a boat trailer the blown fuse was in the tow vehicle. It was in the main fuse/relay panel under the hood. That was a Toyota and the fuse was labeled trailer towing.
Same thing happened to me in 2013 when I disconnected a SOB trailer from my 2012 F-150 before all the truck’s lights went out. They stay on a few seconds after the door is closed. It turned out to be a fuse in the distribution box in the engine compartment. I only found it by looking at the Ford Owner’s Manual.
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Old 08-09-2021, 06:08 AM   #6
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The camper is no longer connected to the car and still nothing works. I assume it is a fuse but I dont know how to figure out if so and which one. I replaced every fuse aside from one blue one that says 15 and that one I switched with a new one and another older one in place.
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Old 08-09-2021, 08:25 AM   #7
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do you have solar power? there’s a 40amp fuse on top of the battery box if you have solar. that may be the source of the problem.
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Old 08-09-2021, 09:31 AM   #8
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There are also fuses in the wfco to protect from reverse polarity that might have blown. Also do you have power with shore power connections?
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