Vagabond Chef

Getting rid of the fuse panel and replacing it with circuit breakers could make life a little easier on you.  It is a whole lot easier to flip a switch than to have to replace a fuse.

You can buy a new panel at a marine store, they sell all kinds of low voltage stuff.

If the fuse  panel is not part of a converter/charger unit, the replacement is pretty simple.  Remove each wire from its corresponding  fuse, be sure to label for polarity and fuse value.  Hook up to the new breaker panel in reverse order, make sure you use the same value breaker as was in the fuse panel.

If the fuse panel is part of the converter/charger unit, the principals of hooking things up and breaker/fuse values are the same.  You need to set up the panel yourself.  With the shorepower off,  you will be disconnecting the main “hot”  supply lead from your existing fuse panel and running it to your new breaker panel - keeping the distance as short as possible.  You will be drawing new leads from the breaker panel back to each of the circuits the breakers supply.  Make sure to keep the panel close.  The farther they run the more voltage drops and could cause equipment failure or even a fire.

The best idea would be to hire a professional to do it  if you have any doubts.

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