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    Rich,

    I have a Magnum Energy Pure Sine Wave Inverter / Charger MS Series, It's either a MS 2012, MS2812 or MS624 so my manual says. I found a couple of white plastic push buttons on the side of it and according to my owners manual low and behold it says they're circuit breakers. I didn't see them before they're right next to the wall of the bay. I have not pushed them the manual makes no reference to them other than picture view. I don't know wether to push them with shore power hooked up or what?? I don't want to make matters worse. It's dark now and I'll tackle it again in the AM. Do you have any thoughts as to what sequence of events I need to perform before I push one or all of them I think theres three of them?

    John

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    2008 Bounder 38F Diesel Pusher.

    Accidentally overloaded a GFCI run with a space heater and griddle. Power quit, went to the GFCI outlet and the light was not on, pushed the test button anyway and it clicked but would not reset and no light.

    Pulled out the GFCI checked wires with meter and no power. Checked all breakers and fuses I could find all look good. I also put a meter to breakers and all seems OK. The other GFCI run is working.

    Any ideas?

    John

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    Hi Robert,

    I had a 99 Southwind too! When leveling the coach (when I first got it) I actually cracked the passenger side windshield. Why? The forward leveling jacks are in front of the front axle and when most of the weight is on one side it really flexes the chassis. In 2000 they moved to them to the rear of the axle. By the way, prior to this, water leaked inside from the top when driving in the rain. Got a new windshield and had the other side reseated with all new rubber. I was very careful to not over do it when leveling. I'd move to another spot if it was not level to begin with. Never had another problem.

    I am pretty sure this could be the root cause of the problem.

    Happy Trails

    John

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    WM,

    I think you might be over thinking this. When the brake is applied, the pressure / force to the receiver is greatly reduced. I went to Night Shift Auto in Iola, KS to purchase and install my system. I'm sure I asked the same questions that concern you. I had a tour of their small but efficient shop with one of their engineers and left feeling good about my purchase. I'm sure if you contact them they will answer all your questions. I would make sure that the 4 inch drop receiver is a high quality one with a high rating.

    http://www.readybrake.com , NSA RV Products, Inc., Home of the ReadyBrake RV Towing Surge Brake System, (800) 933-3372, 129 North Kentucky - Iola, Kansas 66749, (620) 365-7714.

    JohnF

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    WM,

    I've been using my Ready Brake system for three years now with absolutely no problems. It's a simple design, easy to hook up and worry free. It is also the least expensive brake around. I tow a Saturn Ion with a Falcon II Tow bar.

    My only advice is to make sure your tow bar, ready brake and receiver are on a level plane with the coach on a level surface. You would be alright within +/- 1 inch, IMHO.

    Happy Trails,

    JohnF

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    Ken,

    Is adjusting the ride height a simple task that I could do myself? Or, should I let the Pros do it?

    I'm in the Conroe, TX area, anyplace close to me that can perform this task?

    My reason for asking is;

    I noticed irregular wear on the inside front driver side tire. I'm going to get the alignment checked and thought I should get the ride height checked too. If the ride height is off could it affect tire wear?

    I'm very good at keeping up on tire pressure so don't think that was ever a contributor.

    Thanks for any feedback,

    John

    2008 Fleetwood Bounder Diesel 38F

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    Howdy All,

    I'm going to have a 50AMP outlet installed at home and I'm looking for info to ensure the installation is done correctly. Why? My neighbor had a 30AMP service installed and when he plugged in it blew every thing in his RV and was very costly to repair. Schematics, diagrams, voltage requirements 120/240 and test procedures would be very helpful.

    Thank you in advance for your input.

    Happy Trails,

    JohnF

    2008 Bounder Diesel 38F

    Texas

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    John,

    Thanks for your note back. What an insult to be strung along like an idiot. What will never make since to me is we have always have return clients. Never had to advertise or cut deals, the day we dropped our coach we were very sure these guys would be our home team. Penney Wise Dollar Foolish!

    By chance, do you have any suggestions for a good beginner maintenance class for diesel class A besides the one in S.C? We were planning get training before this occurred. Well Thanks for your note and will certainly look into to the G.S. line.

    Be Safe!

    You can learn a lot by just reading posts on this forum, if you have a specific item just ask for help you'll be surprised how many people get back to you.

    Attend one of the FMCA national rallies they have seminars on maintenance and you'll be able to ask questions.

    Please post the name and address of this company that stung you!

    JohnF

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    Bowiesmom,

    You need to contact Good Sams Action Line, they have an advocacy program that have helped many RV owners like you who have had problems with crooked repair shops. They have gotten most of their money back if not all. Call, mail or E-mail Good Sam Club.

    "actionline@goodsamclub"

    Also, post the name and address of this company so others don't get stung by these people.

    JohnF

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    John,

    Here is the address for the map:

    Visited States map

    If you had just guessed the url you probably would have been right. It was kinda "hiding in plain sight" but I finally found it. There's no signup or ads to wade through.

    They offer three sizes and the one I use for my profile picture is the smallest one. You can create any map you want, but if you need to add a state at a later time, you must start over from scratch.

    Good luck!

    btw... It took a lot of searching these forums to find this map, so share it when you can.

    Harley,

    Thanks again. As you can see I got it going, easy. B)

    JohnF

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