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Old 10-05-2014, 10:53 AM   #1
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Where is the 12v fuse panel?

Hoping to ease into the SMB electrical college by learning how to pull the propane/CO fuse in preparation for storage. An easy "A," I thought.

Wrong.

Vehicle is a standard "50" design. Thought the fuses might be behind the 110 breaker box cover, but no. The door underneath the sofa, pulled down, lists the fuses and their position, but gives no clue as to their whereabouts.

A fruitless search of the obvious hiding spots yielded no results.

Anyone? I know it's cheating to ask but ...

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Old 10-05-2014, 11:59 AM   #2
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Re: Where is the 12v fuse panel?

should be under a cheap little plastic cover by the house battery and will be a 3 amp fuse.
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Old 10-05-2014, 01:18 PM   #3
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Re: Where is the 12v fuse panel?

Underneath the van?
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Old 10-05-2014, 05:39 PM   #4
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Re: Where is the 12v fuse panel?

Well, I can't find it. Ain't there a "50" owner who has this information? Thank you in advance!
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Re: Where is the 12v fuse panel?

I have a 50 and it's under the sofa, mounted on a board. You can not access it from the door, you have to raise up the lower section of the sofa, it's to the left. About a 6"X 3" black box with a cover(or not)
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Old 10-06-2014, 07:12 PM   #6
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Re: Where is the 12v fuse panel?

"Mystery" solved. Thank you, REF and Goose and Dave Druck for your help.

Should this dilemma befall anyone else, REF was closest to the answer (at least, in my case). The fuse panel could only be seen by partially lifting up the sofa bottom and then very awkwardly (and painfully) craning one's head into the very small space between the edge of the sofa and the bottom lip of board, thus possibly risking decapitation or loss of an ear, and peering into the extreme left (facing the rear of the van).

For the record, the fuse box was uncovered and the fuses were arrayed in the exact order given by the Sportsmobile signage found on the back of the storage/water pump access door at the bottom right side of the sofa. Once spied, it was obvious what it was - but therein was the problem.

SMB does not offer any specific hints as to where the fuse box is in its manual, just a general idea of maybe where to look. But if you don't know what you're actually looking for, it can be a puzzler.

Thanks again to all. I'll post more about the "Surprise," which is a rather unique SMB edition, in the Show and Tell section later on after I complete a few more winterization tasks and return from yet another journey. It's new home is in Michigan.

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I know this is an old thread but thank you to all. I would have had no chance of finding the fuse box if not for this. On the down side the furnace fuse was fine so it must be my replacement thermostat installation that is the problem.
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