Tom&Shelly wrote:tony.latham wrote:No chance of overheating, from current draw, in the walls.
And thus all circuits should be fused.
Tony
Or, in the case of 120 vac circuits, circuit broken..er, circuit broke...well, anyway, you should have a 15 amp circuit breaker for 14 gauge wire.
Tom
Good info.
I use 14 gauge extension cords (exterior-grade) in and outside my trailer, with multiple circuit breakers and GFCI's, wherever possible, for the 120vac circuits, and with fuses for inside 12vdc, and a resettable circuit breaker for the 12vdc trailer breakaway circuit, inside the tongue box.
I also use 12 gauge cords from the park power pole into the trailer, and a 16 gauge extension to my truck (always kept on a charger/maintaner) and to outdoor LED lights (the splitter is GFCI protected, and inside a waterproof box).
OPINION: I figure that
- 1) the thicker the gauge wire you use, the better,
- 2) in a wet outdoor environment (it always rains when I camp), fuses, circuit breakers, and especially GFCI's are your friends,and
- 3) while living in a wooden box, with flammable materials inside and out, good grade wiring components are a necessity (plus two or three fire extinguishers on hand...one in the cabin, one in the galley, and one in the truck)