Lance Umbilical Mod
Lance truck campers come with a proprietary umbilical that has 8 gauge power cables built in. They recommend rewiring your truck so that you have 8 gauge to the alternator. I have found that this is a...
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There’s a better thing to do.
Remove the RV style 7-flat-pin connectors and install big-truck style 7-round-pin plugs and connectors. They’re much more robust, reliable, and they accept heavier gauge wire. The good heavy duty ones will take 10-gauge.
8-gauge on the ground.
(Ground is bigger because there are a lot of 12v circuits, running lights, turn and stop, charging, etc that all supply +12V and all return through the same ground.
Remove the RV style 7-flat-pin connectors and install big-truck style 7-round-pin plugs and connectors. They’re much more robust, reliable, and they accept heavier gauge wire. The good heavy duty ones will take 10-gauge.
8-gauge on the ground.
(Ground is bigger because there are a lot of 12v circuits, running lights, turn and stop, charging, etc that all supply +12V and all return through the same ground.
