12v Power Access in 192RBS

myredracer wrote:
Posting a photo of your ceiling in question might help. You could also come here (haha) or send me a PM if you are stuck. I'm an EE and installing wiring in a TT is pretty straightforward stuff.

Here are a couple of pics to illustrate where things are:
(1) I replaced the garnish on this vent above our bed before I remembered that I wanted to post a pic, but you can get the idea of where I need to go from this perspective:



This view looks laterally from the vent. When the garnish is removed, I can run my fish tape the 4' over to the wall in the "attic" between the ceiling and the roof. You can see just to the right of our draperies is the entertainment center. That vertical section just to the right of the drape is hollow and provides a cavity for the 12v power supply to the TV booster switch.

You can also see one of the LED ceiling light fixtures just to the right. But that fixture is on a switchable circuit controlled only by a paddle switch at the other end of the trailer by the entry door. No other 12v power is available in the area, unfortunately.

(2) This is a tight shot of the panel in question with the hollow area exposed by removal of the TV signal output and booster switch plate. The most available 12v power is from the 22AWG wires running to the booster switch circuit board:



Earlier today I called Coachmen's Owner Service Department and spoke with Steve Brandenberger to ask his advice in my proposed project. He confirmed that there is a rather small hole in the ceiling above that hollow area behind the panel in view. That hole is only large enough to allow a part of the wiring harness to go into the ceiling and then branch rearward over the refrigerator and thence down to our converter.

Since I cannot gain visibility upward to the ceiling behind that panel, he agreed that the only way to accomplish my task is to remove that panel (as SoundGuy suggested). I asked him about that task, and he said just do it very carefully.

Soooo, I reassembled my rig this afternoon to begin to load up our trailer for Saturday's departure. I will have more patience another day to "carefully" pull that panel to enable my project.

Meanwhile, if you want to drop on down to SE Texas and pull off this little challenge, I'll be glad to take you fishing in one of our bays or area lakes as "compensation!" ;)