Electricity Scares Me

[bobhenry]

I installed my 110 volt outlets and lights in a breeze. So feeling cocky I wired up the 12 volt without a fuse to rough test to see if everything was gonna work. Found out I had a dead short when the wiring started smoking and burning. So don't think 12 volt is "SAFE" It may not shock you but it will still start a fire if you install it wrong. Fuse it immediatly after the battery on the positive side.

[caseydog]

I didn't want to do a complicated electrical system for my TD. Not because I'm afraid of it, but I just wanted to go simple.

I have a simple pas-through wire chase on the left side wall, that I run a 12-guage extension cord through when I get to camp. I then have a heavy-duty three-way that plugs into the extension cord. My Air-conditioner is plugged into one outlet, and a GFCI and surge-protected power-strip plugs into another.

Any items I want to plug into power, I plug into the power-strip.

All the wires inside the TD are secured to hard surfaces with little plastic clips made just for the purpose. No rat's nest of wires.

I didn't do any splicing, soldering, or use anything more complicated than a basic household power strip.

My utility lights are battery powered stick-up lamps. http://www.stickuplight.net/

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