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Originally Posted by beekeeper.va
You just as well put in a solid piece of wire in place of the 50 amp breaker. If you do not upgrade the wire to something like 4 AWG, the 80 amp will overload the 10 AWG wire and burn it up and maybe your trailer, too.
I can't believe there are electricians chiming in here and not questioning the use of an 80 amp CB on a circuit that is clearly not designed for 80 amps.
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All those cables in these newer rigs are #4 AWG copper, and the upgrade to the 80 amp breaker is at the direction of Lippert who makes the system, so there is not a need to question whether the upgrade is safe. On page #2 of this link is the breaker item 'N' that Lippert recommends, and it is an 80 amp breaker.
https://lci-support-doc.s3.amazonaws...cd-0002523.pdf
And this is the Lippert LIP Sheet 0058 that describes the upgrade.
https://manuals.heartlandowners.org/...ippert0058.pdf