by CaleyAnn » Wed Feb 14, 2018 6:21 pm
I am a few steps closer to getting started with the electrical installation. I picked up the screws I need to install the ventilation fans, and also picked up an electrical connector kit from AutoZone. Since I do not have a very thick wall to install thing in. I decided to get a large electrical hobby box to hold most of my electrical things. I will install the switches on the front, including the battery cutoff switch. I will put any other electrical things inside, such as the grounding bar.
I also decided that I would need power during the day, so I ordered a 2000 watt portable generator. I somehow wonder how a 46 pound unit can be called portable. Guess it is for you Guys. Anyway, It should fill a dual purpose, charging the battery generators and one deep cycle battery power unit I have. Since a lot of places have quiet hours, I will have to run on these batteries at night. From what I can determine, this should run a 5000 BTU A/C, if and whenever I decide one is needed in the future.
Since I have ordered this generator, I need help on just how I connect this generator to my internal wiring. Since my wiring is for 12VDC, what kind of receptacle do I need for the outside of the trailer? Also, since I getting this generator, what kind of outside receptacle can I install on the outside of the trailer to bring in the 120VAC. I figure I might as well have one wall setup with two sockets on the inside for that just in case I tote along something requiring 120VAC.
All of this stuff I am getting will come in handy when I ever do join you big boys that have a truck/SUV that can haul around say 2500 pounds. That would mean I could eventually have a larger trailer to play with. :-) Some of the items I have gotten are considered with this possibility happening.
Anyway, have to wait until Sunday to do any work. Have my normal work up at the observatory, and then I have to fill in at the local star party on Saturday night. So Sunday will see me pulling down the side plywood panels to install the four fans, then doing soldering work to run wires over to that control panel/box. I tested those fans today with my 12VDC plug in power supply. The worked fine, and I was able to determine which way the wind blows. Knowing this allows me to install two for intake and two for exhaust.
Caley Ann Hand