In speaking with GD, I found out power should be shut down to the break away switch if the RV is kept on shore power while stored. Will pulling the battery cutoff in the basement cut power to the break away switch? We have been using the Imagine's refrigerator to hold some of the groceries which need to be kept cold. Or should I put a cutoff on the brake away?
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I realize I missed putting in the reason for the question. The pin in the brake away switch is apparently fused in place. In talking with GD, somewhere along the line it may have been pulled then reinserted with power to the switch. The contacts can heat to over 175 F and the pin could have melted when pushed back in. GD is shipping a new switch to my home, so that will take care of that. I may have pulled it or, as it's parked in the driveway, it is possible one of the neighborhood kids was wondering what it did (coiled, springy cable connected to a pin, wonder what it does). But I'm trying to figure a way to isolate that circuit when the trailer is parked at home so if it does get pulled (accidently or otherwise) we don't go through having to replace it again.
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I realize I missed putting in the reason for the question. The pin in the brake away switch is apparently fused in place. In talking with GD, somewhere along the line it may have been pulled then reinserted with power to the switch. The contacts can heat to over 175 F and the pin could have melted when pushed back in. GD is shipping a new switch to my home, so that will take care of that. I may have pulled it or, as it's parked in the driveway, it is possible one of the neighborhood kids was wondering what it did (coiled, springy cable connected to a pin, wonder what it does). But I'm trying to figure a way to isolate that circuit when the trailer is parked at home so if it does get pulled (accidently or otherwise) we don't go through having to replace it again.
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