L/C 100 Rear power plug wiring; Is it heavy enough

Hi boogum,

we blew the fuses when we first used the plug. Al ran 6mm wire through and put new plugs in.

Lyn

My 110lt Waeco didn't work properly, as above, had it re wired with 6mm. No probs now.
Cheers Peter and Lez

as stated above - update to 6mm. have not had a probelm since.

whilst your there install a few extra outlets as the extra cost is bugger all and better now than later.

At the same time include a small fluro above the back door (internal) with its own on/off switch - great to have the better light when you are looking for something after dark (the orig. light is crap)

I have a 5m extension lead for my waeco 80, coming from a connection at the rear of my 80. I had to run 4 awg cable to avoid a significant voltdrop and to get the fridge error light to stop flashing.

The fluro you will also find needs a decent voltage to initially fire it. Have it running on too light a gauge wire and you will have difficulty. Run a fat cable down the back now and save yourself having to do it again later. Run a figure 8 cable (a pair) down and it'll handle even more. Stick a distribution/fuse block on the end and break it into separate plugs. A couple of cigarette lighter type and a few extra low voltage outlets should sort you for a while

My next project is to plumb a decent size 240V inverter into the car- The other figure 8 cable running to the rear of the car already is ideal and I dont need to lay a new cable.

Hi every one
Just a tip for you. avoid using 230 volt or commercial viring in trucks as it has less strands and is much stiffer than auto or audio cable this causes the strands to fracture with the vibration
Ray

Thank you for the responses. I was hoping a new vehicle these days would have adequate wiring otherwise why put the plug there. I wired my 80 series so I will have to do the same for the 100.