12V socket for 80 series rear

Submitted: Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 16:42
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I have just finished installing a dual battery setup with Redarc isolator in my 4.5 80 series. I now want to run cabling to the rear to power an Engel. For those of you with an 80 series landcruiser that have done this, how and where did you mount the socket? Did you run the cable through the chassis or some other way? I plan on using 8 B&S cable to reduce voltage drop. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Cheers
Ron
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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:02

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:02
I reckon try running the cable through the gromet in the firewall than behind the passenger kickboard. From there pull up the plastic trims that go along the front and rear door sills and it reveals a channel plenty big enoughto run the cable to the rear. I then put the plg with plug holder into the plastic trim where the back seat is
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Reply By: Alan H (Narangba QLD) - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:03

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:03
I ran my wire through the door sills right hand side and then took the rear side panel off at the rear and fed the wire up into the back of the panel where I have a socket mounted.

Been like that for years and works fine.
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Reply By: Gerhardp1 - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:29

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:29
I ran my 8 B&S cable through some 13mm polythene water pipe along with the 5mm feed wire for the electric brakes.

then tied all this along the top of the chassis rail with good cable ties The under bonnet end comes up right to the top of the battery level.

Mine terminates in the Anderson plug at the back as I only have one AGM in the car, the second is in the Camper. But you should be able to come into the rear of the car somewhere fairly easily.

Another option.
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Reply By: Tony Middleditch - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:38

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:38
I ran 10mm squared cables through the chassis rails. Under the rear of the car the cable is joined to a very short length of 6mm squared cable that goes into the LHS jack compartment through an existing grommet. As the fridge mounts on this side, this is where the power socket is. There is a similar power socket mounted on the rear tow bar. The joint of the cables is soldered & double heat shrunk inside a 25mm 3 way conduit junction box that is filled with cable jointing compound.
The power sockets that I use are Clipsal 15 amp polarised sockets. Cat #405/32
Cabling through the chassis rails is not too difficult. The yellow tounge plastic joining strip from chipboard flooring can be used to rod the cables through. An electricians snake is also useful. (I am a sparky!) Cable bushes are used where ever the cable penetrates through the chassis or body.
I also ran my diff breathers the same way.
Cheers, Tony.
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Follow Up By: Junior - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 19:51

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 19:51
Hey Tony, what is an 'electricians snake'?
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Follow Up By: oldmagpie2 - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 20:33

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 20:33
very large. cheers
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Follow Up By: Junior - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 21:15

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 21:15
I knew someone would have trouble resisting that!!!

But seriously Tony, I install home theatre systems and use yellow tongue, fibreglass rod and coathanger wire- but what is 'the snake'?
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Follow Up By: Tony Middleditch - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 22:32

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 22:32
Well, keeping it all above board, a snake is like a very tightly wound metal spring. It has eye holes in both ends and is used mainly to pull cables through electrical conduits. Normally come in 10, 20 and 30 metre lengths. They are able to negotiate bends in conduits reasonably well.
The other animal that is used (but now largely replaced by Yellow Tounge) is a Mouse!!
Tony - VK3CAT
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Follow Up By: Junior - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 23:19

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 23:19
no worries- guess I won't be using one of those- no conduit used here! (only used for throwing under tiles to pull cable along large lengths of roof)
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Reply By: Member - Phantom (WA) - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:40

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:40
Hi,
I have run two cables through the floor sills on th RH side and up into the lockable pocket on that side. I have mounted a white electrical plug on the wall and have converted the end of my Engel plug to the male section. The other cable has a flexible Anderson plug and I also have an Anderson plug extension stored in the pocket as well.
Steve
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Reply By: Ray Bates - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:45

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:45
I ran mine through the aluminium channel on the side steps. My Channel is wide enough to take standard flexible conduit. When I got to the end of the step I rolled the conduit over and placed it on top of the chassis member over the rear axle then into an Anderson plug adjacent to my trailer plug. All this is held in position with GOOD quality cable ties. This arrangement has been in place for the past five years and has given no trouble.
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