From mouse hole to detachable cord.

You can get the Park Power by Marinco detachable power cord kit many places. I got mine from Amazon. Right now, CW has the same kit for about 5 dollars more than I paid at Amazon.

What happens is the old mouse hole is removed. The cord is cut, leaving between 12 and 18 inches of the old cord attached like it always was. This remaining wire attaches to a receptacle which is mounted, using the exact same screw holes as the old mouse hole. This stays on the trailer, of course.

The end of the power cord that was cut from the trailer is then attached to a plug. This plug is twist locked into the receptacle on the trailer. There is also a lock ring that locks onto the receptacle.

All the electrical connections are color coded so they should not be any mix up of where the individual wires are attached.

Just re-read your post again. I see you asked where did I get my cord? The same cord is used in the conversion. It's just cut and the detachable power cord kit is installed.

rockhillmanor wrote:

Atlee wrote:
Yesterday, I removed the hard wired shore power cord and mouse hole, and replaced it with a

Marinco detachable shore power cord kit

. I work slow, so it took about an hour.

Real easy mod. Before doing it, I did look at several install videos on You Tube to make sure there were no hidden surprises.

Before starting I did remove the negative ground on the battery. Not sure I needed to, but wanted to be extra careful.

Thank you for posting this!

My MH has been parked not using it for awhile. Yesterday I did a walk around and found the darn mice had chewed thru my power cord. Thought for sure I would have to pay someone to come out to replace it. Trip charges out here are in excess of $75.00 before they even start to work on your RV. :R

I think I will try and replace it myself like you did.
Where did you buy the cord from?
And does that mean you can detach the whole thing and take it with you when not in use?

Thanks. :C