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06-21-2019, 11:38 AM
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sledgehammer
Installed an extra receptacle in the kitchen area for the DW.
Not to criticize the "TECHNICIANS" that wire these RVs but back in my day we called them "sledgehammer mechanics". Wow it's a good thing buyers can't see behind walls.
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06-21-2019, 12:23 PM
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Us Technicians work on them, assembly line workers build them LOL.
Almost scary how much stuff is behind walls.
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Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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06-21-2019, 01:14 PM
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someday the RV industry will start using pre-built wiring harnesses for 12 volt and standard paths for 120 volt.
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06-21-2019, 01:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rhagfo
someday the RV industry will start using pre-built wiring harnesses for 12 volt and standard paths for 120 volt.
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Tiffen and Newmar do have preassembled wiring harness'
Does it make it any easier? Tiffen at least prints what the yellow wire is if you can "read the fine print"
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2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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06-21-2019, 03:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 66joej
Installed an extra receptacle in the kitchen area for the DW.
Not to criticize the "TECHNICIANS" that wire these RVs but back in my day we called them "sledgehammer mechanics". Wow it's a good thing buyers can't see behind walls.
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Ha Ha! Behind the walls, under the floor, inside the roof, under the cabinets, bed etc. Have you ever looked at the "cutouts" behind your fenders on the J wrap? Looks like someone turned a blind baboon loose with a sawzall! But at least the fender covers up the "artwork" as I call it.
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06-21-2019, 03:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckster57
Us Technicians work on them, assembly line workers build them LOL.
Almost scary how much stuff is behind walls.
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Absolutely no disrespect meant by my remark.
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06-21-2019, 11:01 PM
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I could see by the way things were attached that it was done in a hurry. A lot of the screws that hold things on have been overdriven to the point they have stripped out the material they're screwed into.
When we got our trailer, the front screen door would close properly. The screws holding the top hinge to the screen frame had been overdriven into the thin material of the frame. I pop riveted the hinge in place of the stripped screws. A similar fate for the outside power inlet socket (I don't know what its proper name is) the screws were overdriven into the outside skin and stripped so the socket wasn't secure. The factory "fixed" this by bogging up the socket with silicone to try to prevent it leaking ... FAIL. I replaced the socket and gasket and attached it with nuts and bolts. Another problem solved.
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06-22-2019, 12:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 66joej
Absolutely no disrespect meant by my remark.
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None taken!!!
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2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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