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08-22-2007, 08:00 PM
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Rivet Master 
1971 27' Overlander
Central
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Breaker Box Early 70's Models
I keep finding things that have been changed on our 71. The latest seems to be the breaker box. The diagram in the service manual shows the U.S. model should have two 20 amp. breakers - the Canadian model one 20 amp. and three 15 amp. breakers.
Ran the wire to the box for the new water heater and find I have one 30 amp. breaker and three 20 amp. breakers. What's your early 70 have? Is the manual just wrong....
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08-22-2007, 08:41 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
2023 25' Flying Cloud
1992 29' Excella
1976 25' Tradewind
2003 36' Land Yacht XC Diesel 300 hp w/2slides
Anacortes
, Washington
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Gary
We Have a 1975 25'. Have 1 30 amp main, 2 20 amp and 1 15 amp breakers.
Art
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08-22-2007, 11:10 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
West of Fort Worth
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Gary, I'm at work right now. If you don't have an answer by tomorrow, I'll go out and see what mine looks like and report back.
Dave
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08-23-2007, 02:53 AM
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Rivet Master
1976 25' Caravanner
Vintage Kin Owner
Campton
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,113
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Originally Posted by wnew1130
Gary
We Have a 1975 25'. Have 1 30 amp main, 2 20 amp and 1 15 amp breakers.
Art
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My '76 has the same , the 15 being a ground fault.
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08-23-2007, 04:24 AM
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Rivet Master Airstream Dealer
Corona
, California
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 16,497
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Originally Posted by Ganglin
I keep finding things that have been changed on our 71. The latest seems to be the breaker box. The diagram in the service manual shows the U.S. model should have two 20 amp. breakers - the Canadian model one 20 amp. and three 15 amp. breakers.
Ran the wire to the box for the new water heater and find I have one 30 amp. breaker and three 20 amp. breakers. What's your early 70 have? Is the manual just wrong....
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Your breaker box setup is correct.
The service manuals were not written by Airstream.
There were written by a publishing company, therefore the older the manuals, the more mistakes.
Andy
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08-23-2007, 05:17 AM
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Retired.
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I've seen several misteaks in the servie and owner's manuals for our 74, quite a few of them were corrected for the 77 service manual I have.
Also, our trailer has 2 20 amp circuit breakers.
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08-23-2007, 06:36 AM
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Rivet Master
1971 27' Overlander
Central
, Ohio
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,365
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Thanks for everyones help. It's good to be reminded that the manual may have errors - I tend to use it as a bible - only keeping in mind it's from 72 and I have a 71.
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08-23-2007, 08:13 AM
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Patriotic
1973 23' Safari
North of Boston
, Massachusetts
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 4,546
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1973: 2, 20-amp breakers.
one is dedicated to the air conditioner; the other is for "everything else".
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