HOW TO: VIP 3000 Electric Stabilizer Jack Service

[Rivernerd]

On 4/24/2020 at 7:10 PM, John E Davies said:

NOTE: there is another fuse in back under the street side bed, I am not sure why there are two fuses. Can anyone comment?

A belated response to your query:  In his 2021 delivery video, Jason explains that the second fuse for the front jack under the rear street side access panel is installed to satisfy a requirement that the circuit be fused within "x" distance from the power source.  The power source, of course, is the battery bank.  Jason does not specify what the "x" distance is in the video.

[John E Davies]

52 minutes ago, Rivernerd said:

A belated response to your query:  In his 2021 delivery video, Jason explains that the second fuse for the front jack under the rear street side access panel is installed to satisfy a requirement that the circuit be fused within "x" distance from the power source.  The power source, of course, is the battery bank.  Jason does not specify what the "x" distance is in the video.

Thanks, that makes sense in a kind of warped way. I think it would have been a whole lot more logical to install a robust quick detach connector at the jack (like an Anderson Powerpole) and just have the one fuse in the back of the trailer, where the other two are located. Fuses are not real reliable, and having two in a circuit is generally a bad idea. If you are troubleshooting a dead jack, and check that front fuse and find it good, you might not know that you need to check the BACK one also.

John Davies

Spokane WA

[Wayfinder]

@John E Davies It's not quite been two years since you used that awesome grease in the electric jacks, but it "might be" of interest to some what the grease is now looking like, at least in one of the rear jacks, which are easier to inspect.  I would imaging, even with a good bit of use, that the grease looks fine and has remained on the teeth of the gears/cogs, unlike the white grease that came from the jack manufacturer. 

[John E Davies]

3 hours ago, Wayfinder said:

@John E Davies It's not quite been two years since you used that awesome grease in the electric jacks, but it "might be" of interest to some what the grease is now looking like, at least in one of the rear jacks, which are easier to inspect.  I would imaging, even with a good bit of use, that the grease looks fine and has remained on the teeth of the gears/cogs, unlike the white grease that came from the jack manufacturer. 

Stop on by sometime, you can take a look, I do not plan on opening it up myself for quite a while.

John Davies

Spokane WA