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11-08-2014, 06:52 PM
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I'll take rational advice every time. I very much appreciate your guidance, dear friends.
Accordingly, went to the garage, dipped into my junk-too-good-to-dump box, and there it was: Left over from a long ago wiring project, the exact, correct length of Romex wire necessary. I kid you not.
I was absolutely not wanting to rip things open again, in particular the furnace, but using the 12 volt wire and tape to smooth the passage, pulled that Romex through the chase to the inverter. Minor resistance behind the furnace. It is done. All is good.
...Oh, ... just noticed a red light on the big brown fuse panel ... huh?... there's a short someplace in the furnace wiring. :
Tomorrow.
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11-08-2014, 06:57 PM
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OK, I'd better be careful about what details show when I post photos of my inverter work.
Ron
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11-08-2014, 07:12 PM
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Jeepers Ron... (this is your thread...didn't mean to hijack...) Show us what you got, big fella. Love looking at a good detailed photo.
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11-08-2014, 07:13 PM
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Ron,
It's all good; the more that is posted, the more we learn, and appreciate.
Myron,
Nicely done, with a box w/built-in romex clamp. But, on the upper neutral slot on the face of the receptacle: is that a drop of blood sacrificed to the "escape" gods?
Don
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11-08-2014, 07:15 PM
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No, Doug. Black is to bronze metal screw, white is to white screw. In my pix that white wire is going to the other side, though it doesn't look like it. The red light on the panel is definitely for the blown fuse for the furnace and pump.
No-no, but the blood may flow tomorrow.
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11-08-2014, 07:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MyronL
No, Doug. Black is to bronze metal screw, white is to white screw. In my pix that white wire is going to the other side, though it doesn't look like it. The red light on the panel is definately for the blown fuse for the furnace and pump.
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My bad - I looked at the picture closer - and deleted my post. Sorry.
I recommend (I don't always do) flipping the 12V disconnect before working on things. That avoids accidental shorts and fuse fun when installing/removing things
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11-08-2014, 09:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MyronL
Jeepers Ron... (this is your thread...didn't mean to hijack...) Show us what you got, big fella. Love looking at a good detailed photo.
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Didn't get much done today. Wife wanted to put up new blinds. Somehow it got turned into my project
My inverter connection is on track and I don't anticipate any problems and I will post photos.
I'm going to open another thread entitled "Electrical Panel Explained" because there's a few items that I want to point out that might be of use to anyone working on the panel. How do you put the text on the photos you post?
Oh, and all's well that ends well
Ron
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11-09-2014, 06:59 PM
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OK, one more item to cross off the to-do list
Actually I view this as a temporary step. But I've learned temporary sometimes means pretty permanent. We'll see, I'd like to have a panel between the table and the window with solar controller and remote inverter switch etc. For the time being this gives me the microwave while on battery power only.
Wire formally on circuit breaker moved to center position of DPDT switch. It now receives power from either shore power or the inverter. It's a poor man's transfer switch
Ron
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11-10-2014, 05:50 AM
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Seems like a pain to have to remove the table and cushions just to use the microwave?
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11-10-2014, 08:36 AM
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Is there a water line by model schematic any where?
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11-10-2014, 11:02 AM
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Seems like a pain to have to remove the table and cushions just to use the microwave?
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No, nothing has to move. To use the microwave when boon docking I just have to lift the seat slightly and flip the switch. I have a remote switch for the inverter.
Ron
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11-10-2014, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
Is there a water line by model schematic any where?
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There isn't an electrical schematic so probably not one for water lines either. Don't know for sure.
Ron
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11-10-2014, 05:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MyronL
I'll take rational advice every time. I very much appreciate your guidance, dear friends.
Accordingly, went to the garage, dipped into my junk-too-good-to-dump box, and there it was: Left over from a long ago wiring project, the exact, correct length of Romex wire necessary. I kid you not.
I was absolutely not wanting to rip things open again, in particular the furnace, but using the 12 volt wire and tape to smooth the passage, pulled that Romex through the chase to the inverter. Minor resistance behind the furnace. It is done. All is good.
...Oh, ... just noticed a red light on the big brown fuse panel ... huh?... there's a short someplace in the furnace wiring. :
Tomorrow.
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Myron.. This a little late to the party but another way is wire
up the inverter is install a 30 amp plug to the output side and plug it into the the 30 amp feed on the outside of the trailer.
Then pull the breaker for the converter charger so it is not drawing power, Then all the plug will have inverter power.
Good Luck, Terry
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11-16-2014, 03:28 PM
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My two panels are working just fine. Kept as seen on the ground outside. 10 gauge wire to controller inside tongue box, 4 inches from the batteries.
Today, though, no juice. Somethings' clearly wrong.
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11-16-2014, 04:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MyronL
My two panels are working just fine. Kept as seen on the ground outside. 10 gauge wire to controller inside tongue box, 4 inches from the batteries.
Today, though, no juice. Somethings' clearly wrong.
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Seems there's some white stuff blocking the panels. I can't be of much help identifying what it is though -- never seen it here.
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11-20-2014, 09:28 AM
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Wonder if them solar folks up in Buffalo can help me (and Mike) out.
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11-20-2014, 09:42 AM
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Of course if your panels are covered as deep as this car, you might have a problem!
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11-20-2014, 10:54 AM
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And you Southern folk are always saying we live in the Great White North. The white stuff we have around here is 100% man-made on the tops of the mountains
Love to see what happens when that car braked quickly.
Ron
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