Today was a big day. I now have all the side panels on and all the windows.
First the right rear. Here’s with all the insulation and the lower wiring.
At this point I realize I had no more inline connectors. I bought more locally. These are marine grade but don’t have the adhesive heat shrink. Fortunately I had some, so I added at the back.
The actual connection of course has the dielectric grease, so they should be safely water-tight. And of course there should never be any water there anyway. Here’s with the right rear panels complete.
I tested all the external lights, and they work. Note that this meets the modern requirements. It has the three ID lights across the top, and the marker lights front and back because it’s over 80 inches wide. I have the side reflectors but haven’t put them on yet. I haven’t seen at night. Will be interesting to see how bright it all is. Here’s with the center panels off and the lower insulation on.
No wiring here. The center hole is for the lower refrigerator vent. The lower right is for the heater. Next is with the lower center panel on and the upper insulation and wiring.
Here we have the upper panel on. I haven’t cut the upper vent hole in the skin panel yet, but as you can see the hole is in the wall and insulation. When I bought the trailer there was an electric refrigerator, and a lower vent but no upper. A bit strange. I’m going to use the old vent as the new upper vent. There’s advantage in being able to access the rear of the refrigerator around the controls and to clean that area, but the upper seems less important to me.
There are six wires going into the hole on the upper left in that picture:
- Bedroom lights and USB charger
- Bathroom lights
- Kitchen lights and USB charger
- Water pump
- Living room lights
- Dedicated charger in living room. That’s in case somebody wants to use something that draws more than a couple amps.
Each of the USB chargers is actually two USB ports and a cigarette lighter receptacle. All the wires are 14 gauge marine wire, so voltage drop should be very small. The distribution panel and controls with be just inside the rear door, where there’s a closet.
Here’s with that upper panel on. I’ve removed the front door so I can work on it. The lower refrigerator vent is in, as you can see, but I haven’t cut the upper vent hole or the holes for the heater. Which would be just left of the door.
And the front window on.
Next I will probably work on doors.