

| Subject: | Re: Using Shore Power in the Westy was Quality Inverters |
| From: | Stephen Grisanti |
| Date: | Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:37:03 -0700 |
>And I can't remember the last time I used the outlet >down by the floor, next to the rear seat. It's handy for a low profile night light for a quick check to see if the shore power works. Stephen --- Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > While this subject is up, I'd like to second > Dennis's comments, DON"T try to > run that inverter into the Westy 110 wiring!! > > But, for using shore power, I found an easy way to > access and still keep > from tripping over cords strung across the floor and > all over. I took a > power strip, like we all use at the work bench or > behind the desk, that rats > nest that feeds all the computer related 'stuff', > and plugged it into the > unused 110 VAC outlet in the wall outlet box under > the sink. For those that > missed it, the 110 VAC from outside the van comes to > two outlets, the one > down by the floor where the breaker is and another > buried under the sink > down inside the cabinet. That's where the Dometic > 'fridge plugs in and > get's it's 110 VAC. Anyway, there is plenty of > clearance at the back edge > of the cabinet, toward the driver seat, to run the > cord from the power strip > back inside the cabinet and into the unused outlet. > Then I mounted the > powerstrip near the top of the sink cabinet (in my > case I used double backed > tape, has held for over five years so far) behind > the drivers seat. Now, > when in a campground that has power, I have outlets > for battery chargers, > cell phone chargers, laptops, TV sets, etc. AND they > are all up forward, out > of the way NO WIRES TO TRIP OVER! I leave this > setup in place all the time, > out of the way, but there when needed. And I can't > remember the last time I > used the outlet down by the floor, next to the rear > seat. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469
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