RV Repair: Holiday Rambler 1988 Ambassador, power fuse, fuse box


Question
We bought a Holiday Rambler. The lights come on but the AC and the rest of the appliances do not come on. We know there is a fuse box or a central location for power(fuse box) but we can not find it. Can you help?

Answer
Off hand I don't know exactly where it is.  

I know you can buy a tool at Harbor Freight Tool, they have a website or stores.  This tool is for finding phone wires in the wall of your house, but you can use it for any wire, as long as the power is off.  Tool is about $15.  

FIRST MAKE SURE THE CAMPER ELECTRICAL POWER IS OFF........You would take off the cover on one of your outlets that does not come on.  You will have black and white wires on this outlet.  You would clamp on the signal generator box, that comes with the tool, onto the black and white wires.  If you have multiple wires, just pick one black and one white.  You can clamp to the screws on the outlet that hold the wires.  turn on the signal generator.  you will have a second part to the tool.  the receiver.  You operate the receiver and it will find the signal on the outlet wire in the wall.  Follow the signal until you come to the circuit box.  

That is how I would do it.  Just make sure the power is off in the camper.  You dont want to clamp onto a live circuit.