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podwerkz 
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Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
 Topic: Need Help with Switch for Electric Tongue JackPosted: 14 Sep 2020 at 10:23pm |
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Hot lead of the 120 v shore cord wired to the metal switch handle/toggle lever.
Yeah....that's the ticket.
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r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten!
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offgrid
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Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 5:58pm |
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It would be fun for a minute until you realized that you would then have to get the dye off your rPod... Maybe there is way to direct the dye away from the pod?
How about connecting an alarm in parallel with the electric jack motor?
 Just remember to use the hidden alarm kill switch before hitching up so you don't annoy the neighbors every time you go on a camping trip.... |
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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fwunder
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Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 5:14pm |
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Exploding dye packets would be a lot more fun.
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 4:53pm |
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+1
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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CharlieM
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Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 4:49pm |
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Removing the 30A inline fuse and storing it inside the Pod is certainly the easiest solution for the jack. However this may expose the guts of the fuse holder to the elements, depending on its design. You still should have a way to disconnect the battery if the Pod is left unattended and unplugged for several weeks. The fixed and unfused loads of the CO/Propane detector and thermostat will drain the battery in just a few weeks. A battery disconnect switch is one way to accomplish this, either factory installed or as an owner mod.
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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Ben Herman
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Joined: 26 Apr 2018 Location: Gr Junction, CO Online Status: Offline Posts: 355 |
Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 3:54pm |
yeah, probably the easiest. Although I'd be the guy to go somewhere and lose the fuse. Only reason that I care about this is that if someone were to mess with it and raise/lower the jack, that it could potentially damage the scissor jacks and/or frame. Not likely, but want to take away that possibility.
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Pod_Geek
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Joined: 04 Dec 2019 Location: Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 260 |
Posted: 14 Sep 2020 at 3:33pm |
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Remove the inline fuse? Who runs around with 30A fuses in their pocket?
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2020.5 R-Pod 195 Hood River
2018 RAM 2500 6.4L |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 12 Sep 2020 at 5:12pm |
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I think better option is to disable battery, not jack. Not sure what concern is with raising or lowering a jack. It doesn't effect much without some other actions. I think I'd find a bigger fish.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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Ben Herman
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Joined: 26 Apr 2018 Location: Gr Junction, CO Online Status: Offline Posts: 355 |
Posted: 12 Sep 2020 at 5:01pm |
I'll look into that as well. It looks like the jack and the solar panel connection are wired directly to the positive side of the battery, so I'll have to figure out how to wire the switch so that they are "downstream".
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CharlieM
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Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 12 Sep 2020 at 4:23pm |
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Another solution would be to install a lockable main battery disconnect switch if you don't already have one. Then rewire the jack power to the downstream (load) side of the switch. This would have the advantage of eliminating the constant load on the battery from the CO/Propane detector. In either case the 20A CB would be a good idea.
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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