Very nice job! Thanks for providing the part number from eTrailer! I was hoping to NOT have the connection wires visible for a "factory look" Can you use an exiting hole and run them from behind? Also, I'm a little leery of running the red power line exposed, underneath. Shouldn't it be protected in a plastic conduit?
You could use some quick splice connectors and tap into the running lights. That’s the way my camper backup camera came wired from the factory. In the daytime I turn on the running lights and at night it will already be on from the headlights.
It has been so hot I have not tried the Dometic cooler more than a couple hours with the truck off. I got a power station (Jackery) for overnight and long periods. The have run the 500 Jackery for 5 hours and it was at 60% in 95 degree heat, probably well over 100 inside the Leer truck topper.
You still using that inverter you wired to your box I saw in the upgrade video? I was looking for a stand alone video but don’t see one. Still using it? Difficult to install the wire to the fuse box?
Yes, it was easy to run the wires. I just ran them down the back corner of the cabinet and put them in a plastic wire loom to prevent chafing. Their was several open spots to add additional fuses in the panel. I took the heat vent off and disconnected the duct tube to give me extra room to reach back and grab the wire. Spend the extra money and get a pure sine wave inverter. I just unplug the TV and plug it directly into the inverter. That and laptop, hotspot and phones is all I usually plug into the inverter. Sometimes she wants a frozen margarita and I plug the magic bullet into it.
@@FLWeekendWarriors thanks for the information! We have a 2800BH and hit some of the same areas. Need something to power the TV like you do and will have a generator for summer camping to run the a/c. Great channel!
I did a video that added a 120v outlet and shows you how to get into the power center. The 12v circuits are on the right side of the box and has several extra fuse slots. Just add a 40 amp fuse and use 8 gauge wire and get a 300 watt pure sine inverter off Amazon. Just make sure it has mounting holes or slots. I would not get an inverter much bigger than 300 watts, the wires that go from the power center to the batteries is not very big. Probably only rated for 60 amps, because the converter that charges the batteries is either 50 or 55 amps
