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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"Be warned that Lance Campers require 8 gauge power feed and a Lance 6-conductor socket...you would have to run 8 gauge wiring if you use a Lance camper"
I had already done my wiring before I found out it is supposedly sitting there waiting for me. I got the actual Lance pigtail from an RVnet member. I ran the 8ga wire inside a garden hose (to eliminate chafing) an ran it along the frame directly to the battery with a relay. Ran the other wires in a garden hose and ran to the back of the truck and soldered them into the trailer wiring harness. It was along day but it all worked out well. It could have been a shorter day if I knew the wires were already there! :S Oh well!
I had already done my wiring before I found out it is supposedly sitting there waiting for me. I got the actual Lance pigtail from an RVnet member. I ran the 8ga wire inside a garden hose (to eliminate chafing) an ran it along the frame directly to the battery with a relay. Ran the other wires in a garden hose and ran to the back of the truck and soldered them into the trailer wiring harness. It was along day but it all worked out well. It could have been a shorter day if I knew the wires were already there! :S Oh well!
