The first customization I ever did to my coach was to install 25 feet of 4/0 aluminum cable, to power my 2000 W inverter, (from the advice of a friend who had experience wiring up those competition car stereos, ha ha!), I should have known better, but this was 20 years ago, and I knew nothing about 12V. (and what a pain in the butt, super stiff cable through the frame rail!).
On my first cross country trip, I thought it would be a cool idea to run the refrigerator off of DC to save propane. Wiring caught fire at both at the alternator/doghouse, and back at the rear batteries. Fortunately it was just a smoking and smoldering, but it was this scenario that prompted me to begin learning about 12V, take matters into my own hands, spend a month rewiring the right way, and soon transform the motorhome into a solar powered studio.
Actually, this little fire
took place exactly 20 years ago, this month! 2019 I am celebrating 20 years of TechNomadic living, and definitely could not have done it without the help of many patient people on this forum. Thank you all!
Writing this from India
Back to the USA and GMC life, within the month
Cheers!
Greg / SolarSonic / LosAngeles
On my first cross country trip, I thought it would be a cool idea to run the refrigerator off of DC to save propane. Wiring caught fire at both at the alternator/doghouse, and back at the rear batteries. Fortunately it was just a smoking and smoldering, but it was this scenario that prompted me to begin learning about 12V, take matters into my own hands, spend a month rewiring the right way, and soon transform the motorhome into a solar powered studio.
Actually, this little fire
took place exactly 20 years ago, this month! 2019 I am celebrating 20 years of TechNomadic living, and definitely could not have done it without the help of many patient people on this forum. Thank you all!Writing this from India
Back to the USA and GMC life, within the monthCheers!
Greg / SolarSonic / LosAngeles
