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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-12-2019, 12:48 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
the fan comes on when the DC current load is...

the fan comes on when the DC current load is above some threshold... this would typically happen if the battery is fairly discharged.

I can't say I ever heard ours come on, but on the 21 its at...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-16-2018, 10:21 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 52,446
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
actually, the foam starts just behind where the...

actually, the foam starts just behind where the pigtail and breakaway switch enter the body.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-16-2018, 08:25 PM
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Views: 52,446
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
both the pigtail and the trailer-side wiring...

both the pigtail and the trailer-side wiring comes up through the floor RIGHT next to that metal box, and there's zero slack.

if I ever need to replace the pigtail, I'll do something like that.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-16-2018, 06:39 PM
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Views: 52,446
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
so where on a 21 is that junction box for the tow...

so where on a 21 is that junction box for the tow vehicle cable ? is that under the bed?

ok, I think found mine under the front of the bed, its totally different.
...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-14-2018, 09:37 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
you want an isolation relay to disconnect the...

you want an isolation relay to disconnect the trailer plug when the truck is shut off.

btw; the Toyota alternator doesn't drop the voltage to the 13.x V until the charge current drops to near...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-12-2018, 02:49 PM
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Views: 52,446
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
the voltage loss due to wiring is proportional to...

the voltage loss due to wiring is proportional to the current, due to ohms law (volts = amps * ohms, where the ohms is the resistance of the wiring). as the charging current approaches zero, the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-11-2018, 05:51 PM
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Views: 52,446
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
as I think I already said, my 2014 doesn't have...

as I think I already said, my 2014 doesn't have any fuses in the battery leads, just the main DC cables through the thermal breaker to the power center. but I also don't have a built in inverter.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-11-2018, 04:18 AM
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Views: 52,446
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
wait. by TV you means Tow Vehicle, not...

wait. by TV you means Tow Vehicle, not Television, hah.

that does sound like a battery or battery connection problem.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-11-2018, 04:17 AM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
thats pretty freaky, for sure. volt meter...

thats pretty freaky, for sure.

volt meter checks with the TV off and on, at all stages of the DC connections to the fridge.... there's probably a sketchy connection somewhere.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-08-2018, 08:39 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 52,446
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
most vehicle factory tow wiring has that...

most vehicle factory tow wiring has that disconnect relay (at least my fords and toyotas have had it), so if the car is off, the vehicle power to the trailer is disconnected...

I do try and unplug...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-05-2018, 10:00 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 52,446
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
I don't have an inverter... but on my E21, those...

I don't have an inverter... but on my E21, those big red-n-black wires that exit the gooped hole, they A) aren't fused, and B) go to the power center.


IIRC, Escape offers a 1000 or 1200 watt...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-05-2018, 06:06 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 52,446
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
where does that fused red wire go? mine only...

where does that fused red wire go? mine only has the main red and black wires from the battery box to the power center.
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