These 50 amp inlets suck,other options????
my 2016 laredo 293 sbh has a 50 amp inlet on the back wall. the way the back wall is made, it is not glued to the backer board....kinda snapped into place...it kinda sucks and at first i thought it w...
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Lynnmor wrote:
I don't like the twist lock connectors in the sidewall because of the potential poor connections and the heating as a result. If you have some storage room behind the the opening, perhaps you could hard wire a cord and run it out thru a locking hatch.
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Have you ever dealt with a 50 amp cable? We are talking 6/4 cable. Even if it is SO cable stuffing back into a space from the out side would be a struggle.
Typically the wall behind the filon sheet is 1/2" plywood, that is what the screws bit into. If the holes are stripped do as I did, I took a piece of 1/2" plywood about 1" wider than the opening drilled the 1-1/2" (I think that was the size) in it cut it in half and glued to the inside of the hole. Held in place with a 3/4" sheetrock screw midway between the top and bottom. That gave longer screws a good bite.
Your connector looks like it was damaged by someone yanking on the cable. One way to reduce the strain on the connector is to switch to SO cable, softer and more flexible than the OEM plastic jacket.
