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Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 05-24-2020, 03:24 PM
Replies: 109
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Posted By tdf-texas
For the emergency brake circuit, I ran a new wire...

For the emergency brake circuit, I ran a new wire from the emergency brake wire in 7-pin connection box back to the input side of my battery disconnect switch with the existing 7-pin /jack wire...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 09-17-2019, 11:53 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
Accidentally short that #8 to ground and watch it...

Accidentally short that #8 to ground and watch it melt and burn. That's why I keep preaching to add the terminal fuse. :eek:

:) Glad you figured out the wiring - for a while, it really wasn't...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 09-17-2019, 11:33 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
So your trailer wiring is this circuit without...

So your trailer wiring is this circuit without the terminal fuse. Great that you didn't have to change the wiring! :thumb: Still a little odd with all the wire gauge changes. :confused:
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-29-2019, 08:51 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
I think you are correct. The rule is somewhat...

I think you are correct. The rule is somewhat ambiguous in the way it is written as the first time I read it, it looked like only wiring less than 10" were exempt but rereading it made it clear. A...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-28-2019, 10:21 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
Here's the rub. Non-CTL breaker panels have been...

Here's the rub. Non-CTL breaker panels have been illegal for new installations in the US since 1965. But the panels were not installed in the US - they were installed in Canada where they are...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-28-2019, 08:55 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
Great job digging this up! :thumb: So, in...

Great job digging this up! :thumb:

So, in the US -

Overcurrent protection must be within 18 in. of the power source (battery).
Escape emergency brake circuit wiring is over 10" in length....
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-28-2019, 09:09 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
I think the wire gauge for that run in your...

I think the wire gauge for that run in your trailer is 8 gauge - max amps at 12v is 55 amps for a continuous load. For catastrophic fuse protection, 8 gauge with a 4 ft or less run can pass up to...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-28-2019, 06:51 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
You are correct. The Oliver trailer doesn't use...

You are correct. The Oliver trailer doesn't use a terminal fuse on the battery per their schematic. They have an unfused hot wire traversing the length of the trailer. It just goes to prove that...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 05:56 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
Will do! This has been a wild thread. A few...

Will do! This has been a wild thread. A few people learned some things, me being one of them!

Hopefully no one had their feelings hurt - engineers are the worst with people skills.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 05:47 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
Sure! Right now I'm struggling with what version...

Sure! Right now I'm struggling with what version of the trailer wiring to post. It seems that Escape has wired the same size trailers in the same year different. Between years and models, it's...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 05:39 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
That fuse holder looks great but a little...

That fuse holder looks great but a little expensive.

I used a Bussmann Maxi fuse holder - cost about $6 with fuse and Maxi fuses are available at any auto supply in the US....
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 02:49 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
Yes, with the exception that the wire running...

Yes, with the exception that the wire running from the battery to the thermal fuse is unprotected. In my trailer, that's a long stretch of wire.

Here's some history. Escape used to not install a...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 02:33 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
Since I have a 60 amp fuse at the battery, the 50...

Since I have a 60 amp fuse at the battery, the 50 amp thermal fuse was redundant and I removed it. The wire leaving the battery cutoff switch on my trailer goes to the converter and 40 amp thermal...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 02:18 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
No, keeping the batteries topped off makes them...

No, keeping the batteries topped off makes them last longer - if you want to kill a battery, just let the charge get low for too long. Just check the battery water about every 6 months.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 02:12 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
I installed my Blue Seas in the stock position by...

I installed my Blue Seas in the stock position by cutting a hole large enough for the terminal part of the switch to pass through and leaving the rest of the switch behind the panel. I sandwiched a...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 01:15 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
This thread is surprising as I had no idea that...

This thread is surprising as I had no idea that Escape trailers have been wired so differently depending on the year manufactured and who the tech was that wired it. :whistling:

It would seem that...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 01:04 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
Here is your wiring diagram. Two things I would...

Here is your wiring diagram. Two things I would change is to add the terminal fuse between the battery cutoff switch and the battery and the other is to move the solar charge connection to before...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 12:55 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
That is the way I would wire it. Below is a...

That is the way I would wire it. Below is a schematic of your wiring. Maybe without the terminal fuse?
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 12:05 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
Help me out here. In the pic below, wire 1 is...

Help me out here. In the pic below, wire 1 is going to the battery disconnect and converter, wire 2 is going to the emergency brake, etc., wire 3 is going to the battery, and wire 4 is going to your...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 11:25 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
While you are tracing your wiring, you might want...

While you are tracing your wiring, you might want to open the 7 pin junction box. There has been some questionable wiring done there in the past. I'm sure that Escape has corrected this by now but...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 11:08 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
The 200 amp terminal fuse in the pic is for the...

The 200 amp terminal fuse in the pic is for the inverter. It looks like Escape quit installing a terminal fuse for the wire going to the converter (wire going out of pic to right).

I think that...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 10:57 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
Jim, I didn't mean to sound like I thought you...

Jim, I didn't mean to sound like I thought you were criticizing me. :( I was just trying to make a point that there really should be a terminal fuse on every connection directly to the battery.
...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 10:39 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
It wouldn't matter if one or two batteries are...

It wouldn't matter if one or two batteries are installed. A terminal (catastrophic) fuse should be installed as close to the positive battery as possible.

I don't know if a terminal fuse is...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 10:16 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
Actually, travel trailers are now required to...

Actually, travel trailers are now required to have one close to the battery terminal too.

It is starting to look like you need to do some rewiring on your new trailer. From the pic you posted...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 08-27-2019, 09:00 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,084
Posted By tdf-texas
Thanks for the link - I was looking for it as...

Thanks for the link - I was looking for it as Oliver does do a good job of documenting their wiring and would be a good example of how it should be done. The layout diagrams are useful - I'll give...
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