what size breaker for camper

[abig84]

im fixing up a old 1967 24foot camper. has 120v, anyways one of the breakers is screwy. the bedroom lights dont work sometimes unless you go and wiggle it. so i figure im just gonna replace them all. this is the breaker i need

http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-...&storeId=10051

BUT i see no amps anywhere on the breakers or anywhere in the breaker panel , looks like they are on the front of the new breaker just not these old crusty turds. would i be safe to just buy 20 amps for all 4 slots?

[bigun]

Can you tell what size the wire is/

[xmptsunami]

Originally Posted by abig84

im fixing up a old 1967 24foot camper. has 120v, anyways one of the breakers is screwy. the bedroom lights dont work sometimes unless you go and wiggle it. so i figure im just gonna replace them all. this is the breaker i need

http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-...&storeId=10051

BUT i see no amps anywhere on the breakers or anywhere in the breaker panel , looks like they are on the front of the new breaker just not these old crusty turds. would i be safe to just buy 20 amps for all 4 slots?

For homes, #14 wire, in conjunction with 15 amp breakers is the standard minimum size.

I seriously doubt that a 60's camper used #12 wire, which is the minimum you can use with a 20 amp breaker. 15 amp would be a safer bet.

When you pull the breakers, look for burntness on the buss bars where the breakers clip on. It would be caused by arcing and heating from the poor contact. If the bus bar has eroded too much from arcing, the new breakers may not clip on tight enough to make a good connection.

Oh, and that price seems seriously cheap.

[abig84]

the wire says on the side of it "12/2 with ground type nm"

i checked those prongs on all 4 of them and they all look like new. this camper is insanely clean for how old it is. seems like someone bought it and never used it just let it sit and rot.

it seems like its the actual breaker itself if you trip and reset the breaker then like push the switch a hair up and down thats when the lights flicker.

im glad its cheap, i went to true value here in town and they wanted 12.99 for one

[chevy_man]

#12 is rated for 20A in houses, so I'd call it good for an RV too.

Honestly, in an RV I'd go a little crazy and put in a commercial series panel with bolt-on breakers. But you should be just fine for a lot of years just tossing those new breakers into your panel.

[yyc_ranger_4x4]

Take out another breaker that doesn't have the same problem, then compare the slot where the breaker stabs into the main power buss in the panel with the breaker slot that you currenlty are having problems with. If the hole looks any different, ie edges chewed up, different proportioned, etc; then this is most likely your problem. It looks like a standard Federal Stab-Lok breaker.

Then again....for the cost of the breaker, it wouldn't hurt to just go out and pick one up. If anything, you can put it in a drawer in the camper and keep it just in case one bites the dust while you're out in the middle of no-where.