My 2015 Dynamax, Tirilogy has a box and supposedly pre-wiring for a generator. I don't want install one, I'd like to use my Honda, either outside, or in the truck bed with as short of piece of wire as possible. The wire box has 3 circuit breakers, one 20 amp, and 2 15 amp... I've been told that I can just wire a plug into the box, but have no clue whether to wire in to a specfic circuit. Anybody accomplish this yet? How does everyone else that runs their generator from the pickup bed feed power clear to the rear hook up?

Lar's wrote:My 2015 Dynamax, Tirilogy has a box and supposedly pre-wiring for a generator. I don't want install one, I'd like to use my Honda, either outside, or in the truck bed with as short of piece of wire as possible. The wire box has 3 circuit breakers, one 20 amp, and 2 15 amp... I've been told that I can just wire a plug into the box, but have no clue whether to wire in to a specfic circuit. Anybody accomplish this yet? How does everyone else that runs their generator from the pickup bed feed power clear to the rear hook up?I ran a 12 gauge extension cord inside the frame of my rv and put a twist-lock connector on the outlet end so it mates with my rv power inlet. When not in use, it's coiled up and stored near the propane tanks.generator runs good in the truck bed, dont even hear it at highway speed, yamaha 2000

I installed a 50A OEM receptacle (Marinco) in front left corner....run #6 wire to a 'manual transfer' panel (originally had an auto transfer switch but they were faulty Parallex models)I can plug in OEM 50A power cord front or rear OR plug in 4KW 30A generator into either receptacle (have a 50A Marinco plug on my gen power cord...appropriately wired 30A)Sounds like you have a sub-panel with 3 circuit breakers.How are they tied into RVs AC System?Need to ID circuits in order to understand how to wire gen output.Post some pictures of this wire box etc.

Just returned off of a six week vacation to five states. When I left I took my old Honda 3000C with me. But, because I could lift it, I left the extra extension cord for my 50 amp home.Stupid move, as while on the trip I decided to upgrad to a Honda 5000IS. I have only two choices, either put a rack on back for about $500.00 or leave it in the back of my pickup between the hitch and the tool box. It just fits, but I have to take the hitch out to get the gen in and out. But, for the time being I guess it will ride in the truck.The one night I got to run it, I had to unhook the rig and back the truck to the end of the rig for the cord to fit. Now that I am home I have the extension cord on the rig so that I won't have to unhook if I don't want to. The new EM5000IS sure runs good, powered everything on the rig and ran all night on one tank.

Our 5th wheel came with "partial" generator prep. It has a 50 amp twist lock Marinco receptacle mounted on the front of the 5th wheel along with an automatic transfer switch. We use a 50 amp twist lock to 30 amp male adapter to plug into a 30 amp extension cord that then plugs into the 30 amp receptacle of 2 each Yamaha EF2000is generators running in parallel in the bed of the truck. With this arrangement, we can run 1 15,000 BTU air conditioner while on the road to pre-cool the 5th wheel and also power our residential fridge that would otherwise operate on battery/inverter power without the generator or shore power.Rusty

Thx for the replies. I'll see if I can figure out how to do pics. Really, it's a box, like a square D, with 3 circuit breakers. They told me at the factory that they didn't really do anything unless hooked to a generator. I had them all off and when I plugged in, the residental fridge and TV on that wall didn't work. I turned the 20 amp switch on, and "bingo" all was fine. The company did give me some diagrams, but unfortunatley didn't come with a wire diagram. Always a new puzzle.Thx again... I'll keep fiddling when I have time.Lar

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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jul 30, 2015
I installed a 50A OEM receptacle (Marinco) in front left corner....run #6 wire to a 'manual transfer' panel (originally had an auto transfer switch but they were faulty Parallex models)

I can plug in OEM 50A power cord front or rear OR plug in 4KW 30A generator into either receptacle (have a 50A Marinco plug on my gen power cord...appropriately wired 30A)

Sounds like you have a sub-panel with 3 circuit breakers.
How are they tied into RVs AC System?

Need to ID circuits in order to understand how to wire gen output.

Post some pictures of this wire box etc.
GordonThree
Explorer
Jul 30, 2015
Lar's wrote:
My 2015 Dynamax, Tirilogy has a box and supposedly pre-wiring for a generator. I don't want install one, I'd like to use my Honda, either outside, or in the truck bed with as short of piece of wire as possible. The wire box has 3 circuit breakers, one 20 amp, and 2 15 amp... I've been told that I can just wire a plug into the box, but have no clue whether to wire in to a specfic circuit.

Anybody accomplish this yet?

How does everyone else that runs their generator from the pickup bed feed power clear to the rear hook up?

I ran a 12 gauge extension cord inside the frame of my rv and put a twist-lock connector on the outlet end so it mates with my rv power inlet. When not in use, it's coiled up and stored near the propane tanks.

generator runs good in the truck bed, dont even hear it at highway speed, yamaha 2000

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