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02-18-2017, 06:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Houston, Texas
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Hmmm, we take a thread on scissor jacks, repurpose it to controlling an electric heater, and now it looks like we're off and running to running lights
I can roll with that... I use an old style turn signal flasher relay to flash my running lights. I just plug it into the seven pin connector on my trailer. One pin goes into the battery slot, the other into the running light slot.
Blink blink blink blink blink blink...
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02-18-2017, 06:30 PM
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#82
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and I installed an female 7 pin connector on my front storage box, connected the same 2 pins via fuse wire inside the box. Now when I stop at night I unplug from my tow and plug into my front box to turn on my marker lights for night time visibility while parked.
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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02-18-2017, 06:58 PM
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#83
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Carrollton, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
and I installed an female 7 pin connector on my front storage box, connected the same 2 pins via fuse wire inside the box. Now when I stop at night I unplug from my tow and plug into my front box to turn on my marker lights for night time visibility while parked.
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Do you have the rear view camera? If so, did you install a switch to turn it off when your marker lights are on while parked at night? Where did you install the switch?
I would like a lighted switch above the refrigerator telling me the camera is on. I'm going to ask ETI about installing one, but from reading the forum, I expect they won't.
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02-20-2017, 11:04 AM
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#84
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by H46Driver
Great idea! Wish I'd have thought of that prior to build sheet submission!
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Dave, looks like we have another project. Get the hammer!
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02-20-2017, 03:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Fred, always looking for something new to tinker around with! I remember seeing Jim's light setup at the rally in Iowa this fall ... it is pretty slick the way it works.
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02-21-2017, 09:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tdf-texas
You mean something like this? I'm working on it. Just need to run a wire from the existing panel to the hot water heater.
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Tom, I agree that would look much neater. Can you send me the link to the panel supplier? I am not sure if this is a KIB product, but looks just like it.
Regards,
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02-21-2017, 09:30 AM
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#87
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Location: Galesville, Wisconsin
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Still seems like a lot of work to me to get one pretty red light.....
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02-21-2017, 09:32 AM
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Location: Baytown, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thoer
Still seems like a lot of work to me to get one pretty red light.....
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As my signature says...
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02-21-2017, 10:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tdf-texas
It is a KIB M-SS1086. I bought it on Ebay. At the time I bought it, there were several vendors offering it - I haven't seen it since.
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Thanks Tom,
I will poke around. And, I just found your other other post too!
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?url...5&share_type=t
Regards,
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"Whoever said retirement was overrated...
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02-21-2017, 11:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thoer
Still seems like a lot of work to me to get one pretty red light.....
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Yes, but you are part in making this happen for me, by transporting the necessary relay into Canada.
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2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
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02-21-2017, 11:47 AM
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#92
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Galesville, Wisconsin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
Yes, but you are part in making this happen for me, by transporting the necessary relay into Canada.
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Oh no, I'm an enabler!
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03-12-2020, 11:20 AM
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#93
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Regarding marker lights for night time visibility while parked.
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Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
and I installed an female 7 pin connector on my front storage box, connected the same 2 pins via fuse wire inside the box. Now when I stop at night I unplug from my tow and plug into my front box to turn on my marker lights for night time visibility while parked.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by richardr
Do you have the rear view camera? If so, did you install a switch to turn it off when your marker lights are on while parked at night? Where did you install the switch?
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Reviving this post, I am wondering if anyone has added a switch to there rear view camera?
Also, does anyone have an idea of the amp draw of the camera or how much the camera would draw down batteries overnight)?
on edit, I see I messed this up, but the questions still stands, any info on the camera switch or amp draw still stands
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03-14-2020, 07:17 PM
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#94
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Senior Member
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Location: Placerville, California
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well, back to the jacks....i had a discussion recently as to whether the c jacks are more stable extended as far as possible (i.e., approaching as straight up/down as possible, the biggest possible angle between the two arms), vs deployed onto a block or bed riser so it has a bend like <, or the smallest possible angle. all you engineers please weigh in. thanks.
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03-14-2020, 09:01 PM
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#95
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Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
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I am no engineer but I do like when supports form a triangle.
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03-15-2020, 01:22 PM
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#96
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Site Team
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Mid Left Coast, California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by h2owmn
well, back to the jacks....i had a discussion recently as to whether the c jacks are more stable extended as far as possible (i.e., approaching as straight up/down as possible, the biggest possible angle between the two arms), vs deployed onto a block or bed riser so it has a bend like <, or the smallest possible angle. all you engineers please weigh in. thanks.
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I haven't noticed a big difference. I used to use blocks so I wouldn't have to crank them down too far, but I finally got a drilldriver adapter, so right now, mine are nearly vertical, and it seems just as stable inside.
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