rich2468
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Additional 12 Volt Power to the Front Half of my TrailManor:
I'm hoping my good fortune can save other owners some grief if they need additional 12 Volt power in the front of their non-slider model Trailmanor....
I have a 2021 2922KB which I've updated with substantial solar and LiFePO4 battery bank for expanded boondocking needs and needed additional 12 Volt power in the front half of my camper. (For Starlink, 12 Volt Chest Freezer, 12 Volt Dehumidifier, 12 Volt fan, USB charging, and maybe a TV).
For my 2021 (as I think was in the past and also probably in present builds) there is only 7.5 Amps of 12 volt power delivered to the front circuit for the the beside fridge 12 Volt & USB outlets. Realizing that would not be enough 12 Volt power (or outlets) in the front half of the camper for my needs; I dreaded trying to fish appropiately sized wire from the Power Center, under the tub, under the kitchen sink, behind the fridge, and finally to where I needed to place the new 12 volt power outlets (under the front street-side bench).
In upgrading my WFCO power converter for a Progressive Dynamics one and swapping out the 12 Volt fuse board- I realized that TrailManor had wired my non-slider 2922KB with the wiring and 15 Amp fuse needed for the motor for a slider model TrailManor.
So all I needed to do was figure out where the unused purple positive wire (for the slider circuit) terminated and extend it for my new 12 Volt outlet.
....It turns out that TrailManor had extended the purple (15 Amp) slider positive lead all the way to the wiring bundle which is behind the 3-way Fridge (and easily accessable via the lower removable external louvered fridge vent. In looking at all the wires in that bundle, I was able to find the end of the "purple wire that leads to nowhere" and extend it for the positive side for my new 12 Volt Outlets.
Since I had previously relocated my battery bank from a single tongue battery to a rear utility closet battery bank, I was able to simply reuse the previous grounding wire which attached to the front of the frame (not too far from where there's an under body wire access hole behind the stock 3-way fridge). If the stock battery location was used, I would have just mounted a grounding block and additional wire at that location.
Sorry- No pictures were taken of this mod, but I will try to add some if needed.
I hope the discovery which saved me hours of tedious work and frustration is of help to others!
I'm hoping my good fortune can save other owners some grief if they need additional 12 Volt power in the front of their non-slider model Trailmanor....
I have a 2021 2922KB which I've updated with substantial solar and LiFePO4 battery bank for expanded boondocking needs and needed additional 12 Volt power in the front half of my camper. (For Starlink, 12 Volt Chest Freezer, 12 Volt Dehumidifier, 12 Volt fan, USB charging, and maybe a TV).
For my 2021 (as I think was in the past and also probably in present builds) there is only 7.5 Amps of 12 volt power delivered to the front circuit for the the beside fridge 12 Volt & USB outlets. Realizing that would not be enough 12 Volt power (or outlets) in the front half of the camper for my needs; I dreaded trying to fish appropiately sized wire from the Power Center, under the tub, under the kitchen sink, behind the fridge, and finally to where I needed to place the new 12 volt power outlets (under the front street-side bench).
In upgrading my WFCO power converter for a Progressive Dynamics one and swapping out the 12 Volt fuse board- I realized that TrailManor had wired my non-slider 2922KB with the wiring and 15 Amp fuse needed for the motor for a slider model TrailManor.
So all I needed to do was figure out where the unused purple positive wire (for the slider circuit) terminated and extend it for my new 12 Volt outlet.
....It turns out that TrailManor had extended the purple (15 Amp) slider positive lead all the way to the wiring bundle which is behind the 3-way Fridge (and easily accessable via the lower removable external louvered fridge vent. In looking at all the wires in that bundle, I was able to find the end of the "purple wire that leads to nowhere" and extend it for the positive side for my new 12 Volt Outlets.
Since I had previously relocated my battery bank from a single tongue battery to a rear utility closet battery bank, I was able to simply reuse the previous grounding wire which attached to the front of the frame (not too far from where there's an under body wire access hole behind the stock 3-way fridge). If the stock battery location was used, I would have just mounted a grounding block and additional wire at that location.
Sorry- No pictures were taken of this mod, but I will try to add some if needed.
I hope the discovery which saved me hours of tedious work and frustration is of help to others!
