My 1996 TK has one on the dash (of course) and one at the back of the rig.
Anyone know what the fuse rating is on these?
I'm considering one of those plug-in inverters but I do not want to overload and blow a fuse.
The current rating is typically 10A. The fuse will be that or less.
Steve
If the socket in the dash was intended for a cigarette lighter, it may have a higher capacity than 10A. I haven't checked the specs, but the sockets in the Lazy Daze have much lower current capability than the dash socket, from my experience.
HD
I typically run 100 to 150 watts (300 Watt Peak) off the cigarette lighter plugs
NEC National Electric Code rules limits the currents as follows.
14 Gauge Wire 15amps
12 Gauge wire 20 amps
10 Gauge wire 30 Amps.
Design loads should be 20% less than that listed, so 12,16, and 21 respectively.
The auto industry seems to have their own code, smaller wires with higher ampacity because of the intermitant Lighter duty cycles.
The solar industry seem to upsize wire using one gauge number lower.
How about look in the Chassis Owners Manual and the Coach Converter Door.
My '88 MB mothership sticker on the Magnatek 6336 Converter door says 20 amps, but the Winegard TV Sockets are probably less, and has two in the coach.
I remember most Chassis Cigarette Lighter Fuses being 15 or 20 amps, depending on the brand and origin.
My '08 has two on the dash. I am not certain about the upper one, but the lower one is for a cigar lighter, and has a 20 amp fuse on it.
Ken F in OR