HOW TO: Disconnect the attic Blue Sea circuit breaker backlight (10 milliamp phantom drain)

[John E Davies]

This applies to earlier hull numbers, I am not sure when they stopped installing these Blue Sea marine breaker panels up there. This is a related thread: .... https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/topic/5299-eliminating-phantom-electrical-loads-for-long-term-storage/

This is  a VERY easy mod, just remove the screws holding the street side panel and rotate it around to where you can see the back side. At the upper right corner you will see the lighting connection, unplug the wire and secure it out of the way with a nylon tie. Label the unused connection so a future owner will know what it is.

 

 

An anal owner could make a placard similar to this one (my hull has two extra loads added to the stereo wire):

Now you have to turn on the overhead cabinet light if ambient lighting is dim. I am not sure why Oliver felt that it was necessary to connect this wire in the first place.

John Davies

Spokane WA

Edited April 7, 2021 by John E Davies