Additional Exterior Outlets

[Steve Morris]

My latest project. The weather hasn’t cooperated enough to get time to get much done before heading to Alabama, but I’ve made a start. 

12V DC and 115V AC outlets hidden behind the drop down table. Not wired yet, so I’ll see if I can get that done. 

Im still planning on a 12V DC Anderson outlet down low on the front of the propane cover for the truck fridge, and a 115V AC outlet on the street side  But those will be after the rally. I definitely need the 12V before an eight day no services outing in the Adirondacks in June  

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[Tideline77]

Would you mind explaining the Andersen truck fridge wiring plan ?

I would like to wrap my head around how that will function 

 

Thanks

Edited 16 hours ago by Tideline77

[Ronbrink]

13 hours ago, Steve Morris said:

Im still planning on a 12V DC Anderson outlet down low on the front of the propane cover for the truck fridge,

I don’t recall Anderson offering a water tight 12v outlet for smaller connections. You could run the fridge wire inside the cover from the bottom where any connection within would be better protected when underway in inclement weather. 

[Steve Morris]

14 hours ago, Tideline77 said:

Would you mind explaining the Andersen truck fridge wiring plan ?

I would like to wrap my head around how that will function 

Robert, I currently power the National Luna fridge in the back of my Land Cruiser using a Bluetti E70 power station. The CD power connection for the fridge is an Anderson Powerpole plug, and I use an adapter to go from the other end of that power line to the cigarette outlet on the Bluetti. This setup works great for short trips, or longer ones where I can plug into AC at a camp site and use the AC power port on the fridge. But when half the fridge is set to freezer, I only get about 24 hours out of it before the fridge shuts down from low power. Solar helps, but in June in the Adirondacks we will be in full shade for 6-8 days. So I need to use the Oliver's 640 A/h of power, instead. As a temporary fix, I use an Anderson to Anderson extension cord, the Anderson to cigarette adaptor, and a cigarette outlet to alligator clip adaptor directly to the batteries on the trailer. Quite a Mickey Mouse setup, and prone to poor connections.

As a permanent fix, I will remove the front tray and drill a hole in the front of the propane housing, and install an Anderson Powerpole outlet. I will tie into the existing front jack's constant 12V DC with a fused line to the new outlet. Then I can power the fridge directly from that outlet using the Anderson to Anderson extension cord I already have. This will also work if the Bluetti is low when parked overnight, such as at a Cracker Barrel.

Of course the best fix would be to put solar on the roof of the Land Cruiser, and install a large LiFeP04 battery in there with all the associated bits, for a much longer power reserve. But I already have the huge battery bank in the trailer, and this little project is just a few dollars instead of hundreds for adding power in the truck, let alone eating away at the cargo capacity and volume of the truck.

Hopefully, that answered your question.

Edited 1 hour ago by Steve Morris

[Steve Morris]

2 hours ago, Ronbrink said:

I don’t recall Anderson offering a water tight 12v outlet for smaller connections. You could run the fridge wire inside the cover from the bottom where any connection within would be better protected when underway in inclement weather. 

Ron, I have the linked PowerWerx outlet with cover. This, and having the front tray directly in front of the outlet will protect it during travel. For static use, I'm not too concerned about moisture problems. I know of many off-roaders that have uncapped large Anderson outlets that see extremes of water and mud without problems. I'll use heat-shrink and liquid electrical tape on the back side.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Powerwerx-PanelPole1-White-Anderson-Powerpole-Connector/dp/B097QDRCZ4/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=S89In&content-id=amzn1.sym.255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e%3Aamzn1.symc.a68f4ca3-28dc-4388-a2cf-24672c480d8f&pf_rd_p=255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e&pf_rd_r=HFMQYHNB03JBF42Z0SQ0&pd_rd_wg=y6sNl&pd_rd_r=56524771-83d9-4578-ad45-7bab707b31a6&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d

[Ronbrink]

32 minutes ago, Steve Morris said:

I'm not too concerned about moisture problems.

Understood, I’m one to fully protect important outlets, especially with my fridge. Potential power disruptions from a wet/compromised 12v circuit is hard on a compressor and the unit in general IMO.