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Re: Post up some shots of your T@B set-up at the camp site! #3
Mark Twain Lake Missouri/Lake Shelbyville Illinois
Second photo too large and deleted. Moderator
Re: Simple Amber Coating for Bright LED Porch Light
Turn signal repair tape does the same thing. It may be found at your local auto parts store.
Re: Strategies for sleeping as a couple in a Tab 400
Denny16, a power source from shore power and another power source from an inverter, then wired into the same electrical box is a safety issue and an electrical accident waiting to happen. Even though the receptacle is modified to split the two different power sources.
Yes they are both 120VAC, but they are not in phase with one another, a receptacle in disguise. Who would expect this if not aware of it?
If someone who is not aware of this modification was to work on this receptacle, or a device plugged into it, then shuts off one power source, he probably would not know the other side of the receptacle is still hot. Dangerous.
I am familiar with residential electrical codes but have no expertise in travel trailer electrical requirements. I do have 30 years experience as an aircraft electrician; aircraft are not required to follow residential electrical codes either. But as an electrician of any type, I can't imagine modifying an electrical system so that it may be a hazard to the user or technician who services it.
Isn't it better to put in another electrical box, one for shore power and a new one for inverter power, and take the extra measure of labeling each. Not that hard to do, you're running another circuit anyway, just a matter of cutting in another box.
Doug
Yes they are both 120VAC, but they are not in phase with one another, a receptacle in disguise. Who would expect this if not aware of it?
If someone who is not aware of this modification was to work on this receptacle, or a device plugged into it, then shuts off one power source, he probably would not know the other side of the receptacle is still hot. Dangerous.
I am familiar with residential electrical codes but have no expertise in travel trailer electrical requirements. I do have 30 years experience as an aircraft electrician; aircraft are not required to follow residential electrical codes either. But as an electrician of any type, I can't imagine modifying an electrical system so that it may be a hazard to the user or technician who services it.
Isn't it better to put in another electrical box, one for shore power and a new one for inverter power, and take the extra measure of labeling each. Not that hard to do, you're running another circuit anyway, just a matter of cutting in another box.
Doug
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Re: Radically Downsizing
Hi, Do you mean large enough to slide a small kayak from the rear kitchen and into the interior of the TAB (or vice versa)?
Here is a picture of a 360CS during construction that might help. Up high, there are interior cabinets and low on the interior is the Alde on one side and Saphire AC on the other with the WFCO down the middle. I don't think the factory makes such mods..during man'f , but maybe after the purchase.
It might be possible in between the upper cabinets and the lower ones (with sliding door) behind the bed (i.e slide kayak onto the bed from outside). The exterior wall behind is the back splash for the kitchen. Don't know if any of this would hurt structurally.
Here is a picture of a 360CS during construction that might help. Up high, there are interior cabinets and low on the interior is the Alde on one side and Saphire AC on the other with the WFCO down the middle. I don't think the factory makes such mods..during man'f , but maybe after the purchase.
It might be possible in between the upper cabinets and the lower ones (with sliding door) behind the bed (i.e slide kayak onto the bed from outside). The exterior wall behind is the back splash for the kitchen. Don't know if any of this would hurt structurally.
Re: Carpet over floor with stock heater
@webers3, @westernstates
The TAB 320, 360, and 400 do not have "heated floors".
The 400 does have heat under the wetbath shower pan . . . but not a heated floor as such.
Like This:
The TAB 320, 360, and 400 do not have "heated floors".
The 400 does have heat under the wetbath shower pan . . . but not a heated floor as such.
Like This:
Re: Did I Break My Fresh Water Tank?
Be very careful here. If your fresh water tank overflow "vent" is clogged, the sound you are hearing could be the fresh water tank expanding while you try to add water. The "vent" is designed to let air escape from the tank while the tank fills with air. If the "banging" you heard was the tank expanding due to excess pressure, this could become a big problem.
Re: Taillight
$20 replacement taillight arrived today.
$59 replacement I purchased from T@B dealer in first photo:
$20 replacement from superbrightleds.com below. Note wires still attached to $59 light hanging down out of view.
Housing that comes with light is not needed (see arrow). LED round fits into factory housing. Also, no need to remove the grey trim pieces around the light.
Back of $20 light. This is the only piece that gets replaced:
Summary - the new light fits perfectly. The swap-out takes less than 15 minutes. The look is completely different, so both taillights would need to be replaced at the same time (18 LEDs vs. 9) Model TLS-R17HF-R, superbrightleds.com.
$59 replacement I purchased from T@B dealer in first photo:
$20 replacement from superbrightleds.com below. Note wires still attached to $59 light hanging down out of view.
Housing that comes with light is not needed (see arrow). LED round fits into factory housing. Also, no need to remove the grey trim pieces around the light.
Back of $20 light. This is the only piece that gets replaced:
Summary - the new light fits perfectly. The swap-out takes less than 15 minutes. The look is completely different, so both taillights would need to be replaced at the same time (18 LEDs vs. 9) Model TLS-R17HF-R, superbrightleds.com.
Re: Trailer security
Talk about a sense of dejavu... I had someone come over the house last week for business and she was admiring my 320, she said she and her husband had a "little trailer" once and showed me a picture on her phone. It was a Tab! (I don't remember which model tho). She said they had it parked in front of their house one evening (normally kept a storage lot) getting it loaded and ready for a trip the next day. When her husband came home from work he was like "honey, where's the trailer?" and sure enough someone had taken it during the evening. She said the stabilizers were down and everything. She said you could see gouge marks in the asphalt where they just drug it off. Yikes! Now I'm super paranoid, lol.
No Hot water at outside shower
2021 400 boondock. There is zero water flow from the outdoor shower Hot faucet. Other faucets are OK (though from all other Hots, it's noticeably slower flow than cold). Things to check?