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Thanks all for playing... we have a winner. The white and black are connected as before and the orange wires are are connected to the little orange wires in the dome switch. I did this with the female spade connectors on the RV's side orange wires and spliced in a second wire with a spade female connector. The Dome switch wires are very thin... smallest gage I have ever seen, so I connected the switch wires to the RV wires (both orange) with a 10 amp fuse (system is a 4 amp fused already) by sliding the female blade connectors on the blue of the fuse. then I wrapped them with electrical tape. I then plugged the spliced in wire to the Dome switch. So to robatthelake and Doug Rainer we thank you and as for parting gifts we leave you with actual knowledge... As for me, I will enjoy the operational fan.246Views0likes0Commentsreplacing bathroom fan
Been trying to install the replacement bathroom fan in my 2008 Beaver. The new fan is a domestic Fantastic fan Model FA 3350. The problem I have is with the 2 orange wires labels wall switch. I called Dometic this morning and had to wait an hour to talk to a nice lady that when we compared old fan model number with the new fan model number, she assured me it would work. I just needed to connect the RV's 2 orange wires with two wires on the dome switch. I am trying it but no luck. The fan operates with the power wires connected but no combination of connecting the two wires at the dome switch works, so the switch in the bathroom is not working. Anyone have experience with this that can help me out? Thanks...1.5KViews0likes3CommentsRe: SAFETY WARNING FOR TOADS
hohenwald48 wrote: Well, I'm not sure the OP was actually looking for a lot of speculative guessing as to the cause of the problem. Seems to me the original point was to warn folks to be aware of the possibilities and inspect your rig on a regular basis. There are probably dozens if not hundreds of things that could have caused or contributed to the crack. Things break. The point is that we should all crawl under our rigs and look for things that "ain't" right from time to time. Yes the point is to check your rigs first, second tell your buddy, third see if this is a bigger problem then thought. Thanks for posting your response... Getting tired of biting my tounge from all the arm chair quarter backs and the sole damage cause when they don't know the people or the equipment. But as much as I hate to bite my tongue, I sure do enjoy people watching for those theories.697Views0likes0CommentsRe: SAFETY WARNING FOR TOADS
stevenal wrote: Report form Please get your brother to report this. Maybe it will initiate a recall that might save a life or two. When the government re-opens, that is. He has calls into the manufactures and we are gathering all the info to contact the NTSB.391Views0likes0CommentsRe: SAFETY WARNING FOR TOADS
Ok for clarity, the frame extension is forward of the photo area and not any part of this problem so please drop that. Second the owner or previous owner (Brother knows the guy as a neighbor) have not in anyway overloaded the the tow hitch so please stop with the arm chair quarterbacking saying it is possible owner overload. It just did not happen. Both present and previous owners towed within the weight limits and tongue limits. they only towed a small trailer with a golf cart on it and regular within limit toad. There does look to be a welding blow thru at the l bracket but the other side cracked also and there is no bracket or weld there. And no I am not mad or ill tempered about any of the posts, I do have a direct manner of communicating and can be sarcastic. Lastly, on another Forum, it seems someone else has identified this problem on their rig. Which to me is a small success because that is one less tragedy on the road and means tat getting this out has a positive effect. Thanks all for your inputs and keep them coming392Views0likes0CommentsRe: SAFETY WARNING FOR TOADS
Dale.Traveling wrote: For what it's worth the images are 10 minutes old and taken of a 12 year old Thor Hurricane 31D gas chassis coach. The hitch is bolted to extensions welded to the chassis. Lots of miles since 2011 towing a 2005 CRV and a 1998 Accord. Prior to spring of 2011 no idea what the first owner towed. Initial impression of the failure image it really looks like at some point the hitch was overloaded for vertical weight somehow. Owners of gas chassis rigs really have to watch the weight when towing. There's a lot of frame and extensions behind the rear axle. Makes for a rather efficient level using the axle as a pivot point. Extensions also have to be considered. The average rig is only rated for 500 lbs vertical. For horizontal weight it's a difficult target to meet. There are new production rigs with 8K lbs advertised tow limits but when you do the math it is very difficult to make the combined weight other than with a very light loading of the coach. The mounting of the hitch with the plate on top of the frame sure looks better than what is on my brother's. Also the triangles (widgets) welded on the frame are additions that add strength that aren't on my brother's. Question, are you using and extensions at the hitch or a riser to move the hitch up and down?392Views0likes0CommentsRe: SAFETY WARNING FOR TOADS
rgatijnet1 wrote: I said that if the height difference was great, the force on the hitch could be greater, even if the tow bar WAS level. This is called leverage and that leverage will increase as the height difference increases. Hitches have a rated capacity when the load is level with the hitch receiver. If the drop hitch put the ball too low it could possibly have hit the ground at some point and put a lot of increased stress on the hitch/frame. Now that point about a riser or extension is a good one... I will be asking him if he used one.238Views0likes0CommentsRe: SAFETY WARNING FOR TOADS
sundancer268 wrote: Looks like an old crack with what I think I see is rust where the metal cracked. This probably has been growing for a while if it was a fresh break there would be a bright shine to the broken pieces. I was thinking the same thing. There is a spot by the l bracket that looks like the frame was weakened by the welder... do you see a burn thru? But the other side was cracked the same and there is no welding on that frame.238Views0likes0Comments
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