Post by capnjonny on Nov 17, 2012 14:42:03 GMT -5
I am just about to start wiring my 65 compact.
The original a/c wiring was standard romex.
I would caution against using this in a trailer.
Any moving vehicle will experience a lot of motion and vibration and that is not good for solid wire.
Boats and cars are always wired with stranded wire.
You can get stranded 3 wire cable at any big box store like h/d or Lowes.
In my trailer I an going to use the old extension cord that came with it. it is 14 gauge with ground and has a heavy rubber cover.
Rather than run wire under the trailer or inside the walls and ceiling I am going to run it all inside the trailer. The 110 a/c will go from a receptacle next to the door at the stove( so I can use a hot plate if there is a elect hookup) down and under the cabinetry and around the front corner under the ice box to a breaker panel in the settee base and from there to the original electrical entrance box. This cord is super heavy duty and won't need any protection but I will use screw in wire holders to keep it up under the seat rather than on the floor.
There will also be a combo battery charger/ converter to run the lighting which will be all 12 volt led. the led lights are all low voltage and the wire doesn't really need protection but I will use spiral wrap automotive style sleeves where necessary.
The tail and license plate lights wires will come straight through the rear paneling which will have 4" notches in it leading the wire down through the seat framing . A standard blank cover will screw into the panel to protect the wire till it gets under the seat. From there the wiring will run inside the seat framing until it gets to the ice box closet and finally will exit the coach through the floor at the frame rail. The rear side marker lights will drop down the stud bay till it is under the seat base and then will join the rest of the wiring.
Overhead lights will be attached to the underside of upper cabinets like those in the early model compacts. wiring will be attached to the inside of the cabinet . The galley light will be above the ice box door.
Done this way all wiring will be accessible from inside without having to remove any paneling to get access.
The original a/c wiring was standard romex.
I would caution against using this in a trailer.
Any moving vehicle will experience a lot of motion and vibration and that is not good for solid wire.
Boats and cars are always wired with stranded wire.
You can get stranded 3 wire cable at any big box store like h/d or Lowes.
In my trailer I an going to use the old extension cord that came with it. it is 14 gauge with ground and has a heavy rubber cover.
Rather than run wire under the trailer or inside the walls and ceiling I am going to run it all inside the trailer. The 110 a/c will go from a receptacle next to the door at the stove( so I can use a hot plate if there is a elect hookup) down and under the cabinetry and around the front corner under the ice box to a breaker panel in the settee base and from there to the original electrical entrance box. This cord is super heavy duty and won't need any protection but I will use screw in wire holders to keep it up under the seat rather than on the floor.
There will also be a combo battery charger/ converter to run the lighting which will be all 12 volt led. the led lights are all low voltage and the wire doesn't really need protection but I will use spiral wrap automotive style sleeves where necessary.
The tail and license plate lights wires will come straight through the rear paneling which will have 4" notches in it leading the wire down through the seat framing . A standard blank cover will screw into the panel to protect the wire till it gets under the seat. From there the wiring will run inside the seat framing until it gets to the ice box closet and finally will exit the coach through the floor at the frame rail. The rear side marker lights will drop down the stud bay till it is under the seat base and then will join the rest of the wiring.
Overhead lights will be attached to the underside of upper cabinets like those in the early model compacts. wiring will be attached to the inside of the cabinet . The galley light will be above the ice box door.
Done this way all wiring will be accessible from inside without having to remove any paneling to get access.