2022 Vegas dash 12v power outlets inop

[16ACE27]

Originally Posted by Zmbie

Problem re-solved. With no help from Ford or Thor (they each pointed the finger at the other). I found the fuse that powers the power outlets on the dash. It is number #43 in the large & very difficult-to-reach fuse panel located in the engine compartment. In the FORD owner's manual this fuse is identified as a 30A fuse however mine was a 40A from the factory. This isn't one of those ordinary fuses that most auto shops have have on the shelf. It's a 40 amp MCASE type fuse NOT an MCASE mini.

Way to track it down and thanks for making this info available for the Forum.

Lotsa people with the same problem. But this begs the question: How is everyone blowing a 40 amp fuse? Plugging in a portable inverter in the >500 watt range and stressing it?

[DavidEM]

In my case, a 2021 Axis, Thor’s horrible display/radio mount came loose, dropped down and the radio case shorted the terminals on the back of the outlet.

I wired the outlets directly to the chassis batteries- through a 20A fuse (40A for the PP, wow!) and fixed the display mount with bandaids.

David

[Zmbie]

Originally Posted by 16ACE27

Way to track it down and thanks for making this info available for the Forum.

Lotsa people with the same problem. But this begs the question: How is everyone blowing a 40 amp fuse? Plugging in a portable inverter in the >500 watt range and stressing it?

Here’s how I blew my 40 amp fuse. The spade lugs on the back of the power outlets kept coming off. Others here have mentioned the same problem. So one of those many times while reaching up there blindly trying to push the lugs back on, somewhere along the line, the + touched the - !