So my inside skins are out and I am starting to plan out the rewiring of the whole thing but I'm feeling stuck. Any help and links to useful threads and articles is very welcome. I've been reading a lot but feel overwhelmed. I have just basic household electrical experience.
For the foreseeable future I'm using the camper for mostly weekend trips with longer trips here and there. So I am not living in it and I am not off the grid for months at a time.
Battery location: I am seeing a lot of AS's with the battery on the tongue in a box. Are there advantages to having it here? Is this where they put the battery originally?
Battery type: I've had a AGM battery and it was great, but for my limited needs I am wondering if a Deep Cycle is good enough. I can get a Group 27 at Costco Interstate for $80. If I go with a Deep Cycle I understand I should get a 3 stage trickle charger to keep it healthy...can that be part of the "Univolt"?
Wire: Is it 16 gauge for the 12V lead? What about all the wires for the running lights and brake lights? What about the wire to the brake itself? I hear I should use braided wire, any reason not to source it at my local Home Depot?
I'm thinking to have all LED interior lighting that can always run off the 12V. So the 120V shore power would only be for outlets, the fridge, maybe the H2o heater, and charging the battery.
Some day I would like to add some solar panels, what should I do now to prepare?
Where a good place to get a new breaker box, univolts, converters and stuff like that?
Thanks,
--Jason
For the foreseeable future I'm using the camper for mostly weekend trips with longer trips here and there. So I am not living in it and I am not off the grid for months at a time.
Battery location: I am seeing a lot of AS's with the battery on the tongue in a box. Are there advantages to having it here? Is this where they put the battery originally?
Battery type: I've had a AGM battery and it was great, but for my limited needs I am wondering if a Deep Cycle is good enough. I can get a Group 27 at Costco Interstate for $80. If I go with a Deep Cycle I understand I should get a 3 stage trickle charger to keep it healthy...can that be part of the "Univolt"?
Wire: Is it 16 gauge for the 12V lead? What about all the wires for the running lights and brake lights? What about the wire to the brake itself? I hear I should use braided wire, any reason not to source it at my local Home Depot?
I'm thinking to have all LED interior lighting that can always run off the 12V. So the 120V shore power would only be for outlets, the fridge, maybe the H2o heater, and charging the battery.
Some day I would like to add some solar panels, what should I do now to prepare?
Where a good place to get a new breaker box, univolts, converters and stuff like that?
Thanks,
--Jason
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