Fridge slides - how to keep the wires out of harm's way?

Hi Tim
I mounted the power socket high in the vehicle and ran the power
cord along the handle and tied it to the top of the fridge.You need to allow
enough slack for the fridge to slide and drop down.The cord slips down the side of the fridge when moved in and outI've put up a couple of
photo's they may help.
Norm

Fridge in back of ute

Extended out

And lowered

tim,
I've got mine hooked up by an Occy strap to the cargo barrier, With just enought slack for the fridge to slide in or out.
Cheers Dave.

I had a curly cord made up from these guys and put the right connectors on it. You can specify the tail lengths and curly length bit. They stretch 2 - 3 times their compressed length. Lots of types are available

Curly Cords

Actually had the cable caught in my slide a few years ago, cut the cable, shorted and blew 2 fuses. Put some fairly thick spiral plastic cable protection on it, not had a problem since

We have found is you enclose to power cable in convoluted tubing and leave loose in a way not to foul with any moving parts you will not have an issues.

We have never had a power cable damaged on any installations of fridge slide by following this method.

And we do the same for the 240v side.

I also use an occy strap and hang it from the cage which I put over the fridge.

I have a cage made3 from some weldmesh that goes over the the top of the fridge. This prevent any cargo from falling into the Fridge space when the fridge is pulled out. The electrical cord goes through the top of the cage and is held off the floor by the occy strap. Works well for me.

Alan

I used to use the occy strap method, having once damaged a cable. Now I run the cable up from the fridge socket to the handle at the back of the fridge. I then run the cable to a mounting point on the vehicle half way along the fridge. When the fridge is fully slid out the cable is as taught as when its fully in. The only time it loops down is when the fridge is half way out and then the loop remains clear of the slide track anyway.