What was Airstream thinking (part 2)?
This is my second thread on this topic. The first thread can be found here: What was Airstream thinking?
Now for the second installment:
I have a 2017 Flying Cloud 23FB. I can't believe Airstream put NOT ONE 12v outlet in this trailer.
I have a CPAP machine. We boondock a lot and running the CPAP off of an inverter wastes power. As far as I can figure, for every 3 amps the CPAP uses, there are 4 amps pulled out of my batteries. This is due to inefficiencies of the inverter changing 12v to 120v and the CPAP power cord changing the 120v BACK to 12v for the machine. My solution (with my previous RV) was to buy a 12v power cord for the CPAP machine.
There is NOWHERE to plug it in my new Airstream.
I fixed that. I bought a 12v outlet (and a 5v USB outlet also) and inset it into the plywood below the mattress on my side of the bed. I planned to pull power from the 12v light in the outside storage bin, but when I moved the mattress, I saw a pair of (black and white) wires on the far side of the bed not connected to anything at all. I got my volt/ohm meter, and they were 12v. I ran a pair of 12g (black and white) wires from those available wires under the plywood supporting the mattress (through the inverter bay and the outside storage bay) and connected them to my new outlets. I now have 12v power on my side of the bed for the CPAP, and a USB charger for my phone right beside the bed. (After doing this install, I just MAY remove the 12v outlets I installed and reported on in my first thread.)
Now for the second installment:
I have a 2017 Flying Cloud 23FB. I can't believe Airstream put NOT ONE 12v outlet in this trailer.
I have a CPAP machine. We boondock a lot and running the CPAP off of an inverter wastes power. As far as I can figure, for every 3 amps the CPAP uses, there are 4 amps pulled out of my batteries. This is due to inefficiencies of the inverter changing 12v to 120v and the CPAP power cord changing the 120v BACK to 12v for the machine. My solution (with my previous RV) was to buy a 12v power cord for the CPAP machine.
There is NOWHERE to plug it in my new Airstream.
I fixed that. I bought a 12v outlet (and a 5v USB outlet also) and inset it into the plywood below the mattress on my side of the bed. I planned to pull power from the 12v light in the outside storage bin, but when I moved the mattress, I saw a pair of (black and white) wires on the far side of the bed not connected to anything at all. I got my volt/ohm meter, and they were 12v. I ran a pair of 12g (black and white) wires from those available wires under the plywood supporting the mattress (through the inverter bay and the outside storage bay) and connected them to my new outlets. I now have 12v power on my side of the bed for the CPAP, and a USB charger for my phone right beside the bed. (After doing this install, I just MAY remove the 12v outlets I installed and reported on in my first thread.)
