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Foretravel Fuses

It's been raining for days now and I thought I would check out more electrical,  On the 96 U320 the fuses for the lights,wipers, stop lights & and the other fuses that are for the driving part, I looked in the manual and it didn't say much. Where are they?  So I looked under dash, not there. So I looked on passenger side at the foot panel , and are they the fuse able type fuses ? 
  Looked at the wiring schematics  and I can see them, but it doesn't say what type they are.
                                Thanks  Art
Art
1997 Prevost 40'
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It's been raining for days now and I thought I would check out more electrical, On the 96 U320 the fuses for the lights, wipers, stop lights & and the other fuses that are for the driving part, I looked in the manual and it didn't say much. Where are they?  So I looked under dash, not there. So I looked on passenger side at the foot panel , and are they the fuse able type fuses ? Looked at the wiring schematics and I can see them, but it doesn't say what type they are.

Thanks  Art
They should be resettable Circuit Breakers.


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2003 U320 40' AGDS
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you have pictured the resettable curcuit breakers and in the bottom of the panel you will find some bosch relays as well.
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So If you have a problem they reset them self's, ?  What happens if you have a short , what do they do ?
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Art
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I just helped a friend replace some of these that are mounted behind the drivers side rear wheel (on a '95 U320).  The outer casing was almost completely rusted away but they were still passing power OK.
I've seen them called "self resetting dc circuit breakers"
I don't know a lot about them but here's a quick description (they call them "Short Stop" circuit breakers):
Bussman DC Circuit Breakers
They appear to be polarity sensitive because the post are marked "BAT" and "AUX". 
John Fitzgerald
1991 U300 (SAI) Side Aisle Island Bed 40'
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Art, Terminology may be confusing.
The CIRCUIT BREAKERS behind the panel at the right side are just that, Circuit breakers, if one trips it will RESET itself after a short period, nothing you can do about it except find the reason for the trip.

In the bay under a WHITE cover secured with two nuts ( maybe wing nuts ) there are RESETTABLE circuit breakers, these have a Small tab on the side and when they Trip you can push in on the tab and if cause of trip has been resolved they will reset.  I forget what all they control but among other things are the water pump and I believe the refrigerator.
Hope this helps
Gary B
And while on the subject you will also find 12 V FUSES in a panel usually under  the end of the bed , the same area where you find the water heater electric switch and the Block heater switch ( at least on the GV's ).