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Re: What in the world is this thing
wa8yxm wrote: wa8yxm wrote: THe outlet has power unless you start the motor home. Another possible use for such a relay... If it is dpdt or 3pdt is to transfer between MAINS power and INVERTER if you have one. I knew I didn't have an inverter (but after finding that relay I admit I was hopeful maybe there was a "hidden" one haha), so that was one of my first thoughts. That being said, I have a "charger/converter" to the left of my entry door in the bay and then I have an inverter that I added myself to the right in the bay. My current problems with this setup are 1) I have to manually plug into the inverter 2) It's not a true sine so it buzzes all my electronics 3) I have 2 12v house batteries that don't last very long on it That will have to be a project for another time however, right now I'm tackling a number of other things, including fabricating my own jack controller instead of paying $750 for a new one (I should make a video for this actually)335Views0likes0CommentsRe: What in the world is this thing
Ok, so here's what was catching me up, it's not the outlet that doesn't have power, it's only that white extension cord and the extension outlet on it that powers down when the ignition goes on. So long story short Corkey05 was originally correct and I'll probably just delete this entire cord as I'll have no use for it. What's ironic about the whole "safety functionality" of this is that the owner would simply have had to unplug the TV from that white cord and plugged directly into the outlet to bypass the ignition relay. Just glad I have it all sorted and know what this is now, thanks for the help everyone!335Views0likes0CommentsRe: What in the world is this thing
Very interesting, tyvm, the television would have indeed been plugged into that same outlet. We've since moved the location of the television. So how exactly does that work though? Because that outlet seems to always have power, unless I'm mistaken... Also, that switch there, no idea what it does.335Views0likes0CommentsWhat in the world is this thing
I am stumped by this one thing we have on our 1996 National Dolphin. The cabinet above the passenger has always had this white cord which is plugged in. I never could figure out what it was for or where it went until recently doing some remodeling. Which only added more questions, because this cord runs to an Omron 120VAC to 12VDC relay under the dashboard. From there I cannot quite tell where the DC wires go to... possibly the cig lighter, possibly something else... Does anyone know what this thing is for? I've searched high and low and cannot find anything on this.3.9KViews0likes12CommentsRe: Another day in the park.....
We have a 106 gallon fresh water tank. That's about a half ton of extra weight in the very back if full when traveling, so I keep it between 1/4 - 1/2 when driving. We go through about one tank per day, so usually each night I top it off before bed, disconnect all the hoses and put everything in the water bay, where I also have an electric heater and a remote thermometer. Here in Denver a week ago with the record low temps the heater was a life-saver. One a side note, they say to leave the grey/black water traps closed when it's freezing outside (my MH manual atleast), but that proved to be the wrong move for us. The day after we arrived in Denver it dipped below 0F and both exit valves were frozen solid. It took 2 days with the electric heater in the bay and eventually spraying warm water all over the pipes that it came loose. Now, I leave the dump traps open and make sure the hose is on a solid decline to the pipe. No issues this way, yet. Now, to figure out how to get the salt washed off my MH :/ Oh, and cheesecake sounds good, but I think we're making soft pretzels tonight :)255Views0likes0CommentsRe: F53 Brake Advice
Drove 1600+ miles to Colorado and I'm very happy with the new ride and braking, although I still feel the braking can be improved (still think I have air somewhere in the lines). If I pump the brakes twice, this motorhome will stop as fast as my pickup... which is much better braking than I ever expected in this thing... problem is, it takes two little pumps to get that full braking. Without pumping I still have good brakes, but the pedal travels and is nowhere near as effective stopping. On a side note.... I thought we were going to flip over coming into Denver on I70. The cross winds were so strong I had the wheel turned 90 degrees and was still getting pushed into the other lane... I could literally feel the tires rolling from the pressure. It was crazy.754Views0likes0CommentsRe: F53 Brake Advice
John&Joey wrote: As far as the spongy brake pedal, you may want to drive the rig for awhile then do the bleed. As I remember the caliper is setup to capture the air and will bleed when cracked. Sometimes you just have to let things come into balance (as long as it's safe) before you go forward. Thanks for the advice. I was looking in the manual I have (not the exact one for this chassis, but real close) and it mentions bleeding the master cylinder and ABS control (forget the exact name) before bleeding the wheels, so I'm going to find this ABS thing and give that a try tomorrow before heading to Colorado from Pennsylvania.752Views0likes0Comments
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