Pop Up Power Supply Mod - Escape Trailer Owners Community
Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×

Go Back   Escape Trailer Owners Community > Escape Tech > Modifications and Alterations
Click Here to Login
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 01-06-2020, 03:59 PM   #1
Senior Member
 
Red Dog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape as of 01/16/17
Posts: 1,312
Pop Up Power Supply Mod

Thanks to the idea from Jim Bennett and the encouragement of Johnny Hung, I successfully installed a power supply on our counter that will make life a little more convenient.

I tried the long tower model, but I did not have enough space under the counter. So, I found a short version that worked.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XKWPK8L...p_mob_ap_share

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M6YB91W...p_mob_ap_share

Lola is happy and life is good!

Fred M.

Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_4721.jpg
Views:	78
Size:	301.1 KB
ID:	44220Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_4715.jpg
Views:	53
Size:	325.7 KB
ID:	44219Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_4716.jpg
Views:	47
Size:	299.7 KB
ID:	44218Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_4710.jpg
Views:	51
Size:	147.5 KB
ID:	44217Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_4708.jpg
Views:	52
Size:	299.2 KB
ID:	44216Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_4704.jpg
Views:	50
Size:	286.7 KB
ID:	44215Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_4703.jpg
Views:	51
Size:	302.4 KB
ID:	44214
__________________
Fred M.

"Whoever said retirement was overrated...
...never had an Escape"
Red Dog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2020, 04:01 PM   #2
Senior Member
 
Jim Bennett's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,532
Looks great, Fred. With that Fireball getting consumed, you won't need to plug in an electric heater.
__________________
2017 Escape 5.0 TA
2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
Jim Bennett is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2020, 04:21 PM   #3
Senior Member
 
Red Dog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape as of 01/16/17
Posts: 1,312
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett View Post
Looks great, Fred. With that Fireball getting consumed, you won't need to plug in an electric heater.

Ha! Ha! Ha!
__________________
Fred M.

"Whoever said retirement was overrated...
...never had an Escape"
Red Dog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2020, 04:22 PM   #4
Senior Member
 
Red Dog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape as of 01/16/17
Posts: 1,312
Well, Hells Bells! The photos got posted in wrong order! Blah!!!
__________________
Fred M.

"Whoever said retirement was overrated...
...never had an Escape"
Red Dog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2020, 04:32 PM   #5
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Valdez, Alaska
Trailer: 2020 19
Posts: 26
Very Nice
ValdezAK is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2020, 04:34 PM   #6
Senior Member
 
cpaharley2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
Does the other end plug into a receptacle underneath for power?
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
cpaharley2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2020, 05:08 PM   #7
Senior Member
 
Ron in BC's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: North Van., British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19, sold; 2019 Escape 21, Sept. 2019
Posts: 8,743
Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Dog View Post
Well, Hells Bells! The photos got posted in wrong order! Blah!!!
Well if that was after the shot glass got emptied, no surprise there.

Nice install.

Ron
Ron in BC is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2020, 05:08 PM   #8
Senior Member
 
gbaglo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Dog View Post
Well, Hells Bells! The photos got posted in wrong order! Blah!!!

I thought you did that on purpose. Works for me.
__________________
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
- Bertolt Brecht
gbaglo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2020, 07:43 PM   #9
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Trailer: 2015 Escape 21'
Posts: 280
Fred, Great install. Where did you tap into power?
__________________
Tom & Linda
ATHiker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2020, 08:00 PM   #10
Site Team
 
John in Santa Cruz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Mid Left Coast, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21
Posts: 5,122
Quote:
Originally Posted by ATHiker View Post
Fred, Great install. Where did you tap into power?
those popups are usually hard wired, i'd imagine if its on the kitchen counter, they got the power by spicing the wires at the outlet on the front of the kitchen block.
John in Santa Cruz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2020, 09:16 PM   #11
Senior Member
 
Red Dog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape as of 01/16/17
Posts: 1,312
Quote:
Originally Posted by ATHiker View Post
Fred, Great install. Where did you tap into power?


Jim and Tom,

I cut the end of the plug and spliced it into this receptacle.

Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_4733.jpg
Views:	56
Size:	262.3 KB
ID:	44224


Fred M.
__________________
Fred M.

"Whoever said retirement was overrated...
...never had an Escape"
Red Dog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2020, 10:27 PM   #12
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Greenwood, Indiana
Trailer: 2020 Escape 5.0TA
Posts: 357
Power supply

Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Dog View Post
Jim and Tom,

I cut the end of the plug and spliced it into this receptacle.

Attachment 44224


Fred M.
When You splice into another outlet, can you still use that outlet for other electrical items? There is worry of overloading the outlet?
__________________
Sharon.
Carmel Clown is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2020, 11:01 PM   #13
Member
 
Gingerdog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Steveston B.C., British Columbia
Trailer: 2012- 17'B.... 2016 Tacoma SR5 TRD
Posts: 51
Is it GFI in case you spill your drink ?
Gingerdog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2020, 01:33 AM   #14
Site Team
 
John in Santa Cruz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Mid Left Coast, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21
Posts: 5,122
Quote:
Originally Posted by Carmel Clown View Post
When You splice into another outlet, can you still use that outlet for other electrical items? There is worry of overloading the outlet?
both outlets will share the same (probably 15A) breaker. so yeah, if you plug in and use two things at once that use more than 15A combined, you'll pop the breaker. don't run your toaster-oven on high while your coffee maker is brewing....
John in Santa Cruz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2020, 01:57 AM   #15
Senior Member
 
arniesea's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Bremerton, Washington
Trailer: 2019 5.0 TA
Posts: 1,141
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gingerdog View Post
Is it GFI in case you spill your drink ?
I’m not sure about the outlet Fred used in his 21, but on my 5.0 the outlet on the front of the cabinet is wired down stream of the GFCI outlet on the exterior of the passenger side. Therefore both are GFCI protected.
__________________
- Arnie & Paula & Kizzy the rat terrier
https://www.arniesea.com
- 2019 5.0 TA, 2017 Tundra Platinum.
- Bremerton, WA
arniesea is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2020, 02:15 AM   #16
Site Team
 
John in Santa Cruz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Mid Left Coast, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21
Posts: 5,122
indeed, my 21, the outlet near the oven is wired to the outdoor GFCI also. I have neither outlet nor switches where his does.

btw, what *are* those switches for ?
John in Santa Cruz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2020, 05:57 AM   #17
Senior Member
 
cpaharley2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
Fred has done some glamping on his light switches (top 2) and the power awning switch down below, nice touch,,,,,
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
cpaharley2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2020, 09:23 AM   #18
Senior Member
 
Red Dog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape as of 01/16/17
Posts: 1,312
Quote:
Originally Posted by Carmel Clown View Post
When You splice into another outlet, can you still use that outlet for other electrical items? There is worry of overloading the outlet?
Yes, I can still use the existing outlet that I tapped into.

While you can overload the circuit by having too many appliances operating at the same time, we have learned to use one appliance at a time.

Fred M.
__________________
Fred M.

"Whoever said retirement was overrated...
...never had an Escape"
Red Dog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2020, 09:28 AM   #19
Senior Member
 
Red Dog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape as of 01/16/17
Posts: 1,312
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gingerdog View Post
Is it GFI in case you spill your drink ?

Hi Mike!
Yes, the circuit that this power plug is connected to is GFCI protected.

Fred M.
__________________
Fred M.

"Whoever said retirement was overrated...
...never had an Escape"
Red Dog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2020, 09:43 AM   #20
Senior Member
 
Red Dog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape as of 01/16/17
Posts: 1,312
Quote:
Originally Posted by John in Santa Cruz View Post
indeed, my 21, the outlet near the oven is wired to the outdoor GFCI also. I have neither outlet nor switches where his does.

btw, what *are* those switches for ?

Hi John,
It’s exactly as Jim explained. I kept forgetting to turn off the outside door light or the lights on the other 3 sides of the trailer, so I replaced the rocker switches with lighted rocker switches.

I basically did the same on my awning switch and Texas Fan switch, which I relocated to the inside of the trailer.

Fred M.
__________________
Fred M.

"Whoever said retirement was overrated...
...never had an Escape"
Red Dog is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Escape Trailer Industries or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:17 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright 2023 Social Knowledge, LLC All Rights Reserved.