8 gauge wire feed for truck camper?
My new Chevy 2500HD truck has a wire 'harness' tapped off the front-rear tow wiring for the truck bed. The OEM harness power feed has a 40 amp fuse rating. Will I have to run a separate 8 gauge power ...
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Update...GM has a website called the GM Upfitters guide. It has many PDF files for just about everything concerning GM pickups...from chassis specs down to the hundredth of an inch, center of gravity, etc. etc.
My Silverado 2500HD has the Camper Wiring option which ends in 7 wires that are taped up inside the box front left. The DC power wire and the brake power wire are 10 gauge, the others are 12-14 gauge.
The odd thing is...the Upfitters guide states that my 2500HD truck has a "OEM relay-controlled auxillary power feed", which only feeds power when the ignition is on.
But time after time, other Chevy owners have told me that the OEM power feed is always on.
I am going to have to check with my Chevy dealer about this.
I wonder if the 2500-3500 PUs have a different wiring setup compared to the much more common 1500 half-ton?
My previous truck was a 2010 Silverado 1500 with OEM trailer towing wiring. I towed a travel trailer, which had a fairly large 3-way refrigerator. I didn't like to travel with the frig using propane.
I never had any problem with the OEM/Trailer wiring overheating or blowing a fuse, even tho' it had the standard 10 gauge feed wire.
I guess I am going to check on the amperage of the new camper's refrig
and see if the 10 gauge wire will be able to handle it.
I would rather not have to install a power solenoid and run a new
8 gauge wire back to the camper if I don't have to.
My Silverado 2500HD has the Camper Wiring option which ends in 7 wires that are taped up inside the box front left. The DC power wire and the brake power wire are 10 gauge, the others are 12-14 gauge.
The odd thing is...the Upfitters guide states that my 2500HD truck has a "OEM relay-controlled auxillary power feed", which only feeds power when the ignition is on.
But time after time, other Chevy owners have told me that the OEM power feed is always on.
I am going to have to check with my Chevy dealer about this.
I wonder if the 2500-3500 PUs have a different wiring setup compared to the much more common 1500 half-ton?
My previous truck was a 2010 Silverado 1500 with OEM trailer towing wiring. I towed a travel trailer, which had a fairly large 3-way refrigerator. I didn't like to travel with the frig using propane.
I never had any problem with the OEM/Trailer wiring overheating or blowing a fuse, even tho' it had the standard 10 gauge feed wire.
I guess I am going to check on the amperage of the new camper's refrig
and see if the 10 gauge wire will be able to handle it.
I would rather not have to install a power solenoid and run a new
8 gauge wire back to the camper if I don't have to.
