Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:33:06 -0800
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: question about electrical inlet
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dear jury rigged
My own electrical adventures involve lots of recoil
each thing i have attempted to do has delivered me to the ground in a heap--
shocked me badly --- or set fire to wires-vehicle or both--
very often my attempt quell the over heated wires has resulted in several
burn lines crossing my palm
and altering my natural life lines with various auto gauge plastic covered
copper wire markings--
the common in these events has always been some sort of "that should work
ok" statement that followed my installation
of new wires between here and there ... cause that is how electricity works
isnt it --
plug in wire to carry electricity ... to place i want it ---
extension cords have been my way to get nearly everything to everywhere
and at the same time have always limited me to length of chord = distance
traveled
so my electric powered vehicles never got passed the gate
anyway my real point to this stuff is that electricity is funny stuff and
unless you have a really good understanding of it ---
the same sort of understanding that quiet humble spiritual people have with
god --
STAY AWAY FROM doing weird stuff -- inverter plug into plug outlet is not
the same thing as an extension chord
just because you are using an extension chord --
there are at least three connections from outlet to outlet which can corrode
and get green and become upset
and then out of frustration because it has been rendered immobile --- the
electricity you once thought you were lord over -- will
mount a new resistance and burn your van down ...
thanks you
yours
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Amy Miner <vanagonwestygirl@gmail.com>wrote:
> I would be interested in what solutions people have used to go from the
> outlets on the inverter to a permanent outlet under the
> rear seat. I was going to use two extension cords with the one end cut off.
> Then plug the "male" end into the inverter,then use the other cut end with
> the wires exposed to terminate in an outlet installed in the board under
> the
> rear seat. That way I don't have to plug
> directly into the invertor which I hope to hide where the water tank is
> now.
> I plan to remove the water tank as we never use it. I forgot all about the
> outlet hidden in the cabinet until my husband pointed it out. We plan to
> leave the 120 system intact and just add an
> outlet all by itself for the invertor like I mentioned above. Any
> suggestions would be great. I just don't want to pull apart the invertor
> and
> wire directly into it as that will void the warrenty on it. Don't know if
> it
> matters but the invertor is a 800watt. Got it on sale at
> West Marine along with a battery charger that has the ability to charge two
> batteries. That will be plugged into the "hidden" outlet so the batteries
> will charge when ever we are plugged into shore power.
>
> Amy
>
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:
>
> > Don't worry about disturbing the outside receptacle gasket. I removed ,
> > replaced my corroded outlet using a proper RV hookup connector and put it
> > all back together. The gasket was fine and I did add some black RTV
> > silicone to help seal it even better.
> >
> > Mike B.
> >
>
--
roger w
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servant who becomes king ...
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