Help with Solar install for 2016 Rage'n?
My Trailer is prewired for solar but I can't figure out where the wires terminate. My hypothesis is that it's the 3 wires with ring terminals hanging down from the front of the bumper-pull hauler nea...
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One solar 'ready' fifth wheel that I worked on was a Holiday Rambler that was also 'solar ready' with wires going to the battery area. The top end, I was told by the owner to measure 10" towards the front of the bathroom skylight and 18" from the sidewall on the drivers side, then the wires are 'right there'.
So I cut a hole into the roof about 1" diameter (not my RV? So why not?) I then took a coat hanger and fished around for the wires. Sure enough, they where laying on top of the insulation near where I cut the hole. I could imagine some installers not taking so much care, and cutting a 4" square opening or something. But how to cover it? My plan was a 2"X4" raintight electrical box with solid cover and of course gasket. I put LOTS of rubber roof sealant under the box, all around it, and then mounted one of the solar panels over it, so the box was about center under the panel, where rain would not fall on it.
To bad your manufacture is not calling you back. What time of day are you calling them? Perhaps you will need to call earlier in the day, try 9 am.
For mounts, I use 6" long 2" angle aluminum from Home Depot.
On my 1997 RV, I ran my wires down the refrigerator vent, using a coat hanger to help pull the wires in. I had a closet next to the refrigerator, and put the first PWM meter in the wall, next to the closet door. When I opened the closet, it backlit my meter! I had plenty of room to install the wiring and run it towards the battery.
For my improved 50 amp controller, it had a remote to cover the hole of the first controller, and the larger controller was located in the basement storage near the battery.
Hopefully the 3 wires going to the battery also stop someplace, say near the electric panel, and then go all the way to the battery.
I bet if you went to another dealership, and looked at the same model RV, they would be able to tell you the location of the wiring 'before you buy' and get the answers in minutes. .. In reality, the dealership that you bought your RV from should know the location of the wiring, and they are being a pain in the backside if they are not giving it to you.. .
Fred.
So I cut a hole into the roof about 1" diameter (not my RV? So why not?) I then took a coat hanger and fished around for the wires. Sure enough, they where laying on top of the insulation near where I cut the hole. I could imagine some installers not taking so much care, and cutting a 4" square opening or something. But how to cover it? My plan was a 2"X4" raintight electrical box with solid cover and of course gasket. I put LOTS of rubber roof sealant under the box, all around it, and then mounted one of the solar panels over it, so the box was about center under the panel, where rain would not fall on it.
To bad your manufacture is not calling you back. What time of day are you calling them? Perhaps you will need to call earlier in the day, try 9 am.
For mounts, I use 6" long 2" angle aluminum from Home Depot.
On my 1997 RV, I ran my wires down the refrigerator vent, using a coat hanger to help pull the wires in. I had a closet next to the refrigerator, and put the first PWM meter in the wall, next to the closet door. When I opened the closet, it backlit my meter! I had plenty of room to install the wiring and run it towards the battery.
For my improved 50 amp controller, it had a remote to cover the hole of the first controller, and the larger controller was located in the basement storage near the battery.
Hopefully the 3 wires going to the battery also stop someplace, say near the electric panel, and then go all the way to the battery.
I bet if you went to another dealership, and looked at the same model RV, they would be able to tell you the location of the wiring 'before you buy' and get the answers in minutes. .. In reality, the dealership that you bought your RV from should know the location of the wiring, and they are being a pain in the backside if they are not giving it to you.. .
Fred.
