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I have this same problem of arcing when anything was being plugged to both 12 v and 120v. I eventually traced the short to behind the lift panels on front of the camper. The wires behind the lift panel had rubbed together that they lost all insulation and the wire began to short out. I have...

I would also check behind the front folding panel and I will bet that is where you might find the short in the wiring. Many of us have had the wiring system shorting out in that area. My experience is that system had a short an would blow fuses. There was an open circut until I found and...

How are you going to access the roof? If you have rear steps on the back of camper you might not have to hoist that bag full of water that high. You can hang it from the higher step, yet still have height enough to shower.

Tight squeeze in there. I found that if I lower the top about 1/4-1/2 the way down i got better access for the wiring. i have the liftters attached so I had to hang a strap to the exterior rack in order for the top to stay at that level. Then I crawled up in the front and worked on the wiring...

Koko- I am having this issue now. 2010 grandby. I lifted the top the other night, turned on the lights and a minute later it blew. Blew 2 more fuses trying to figure it out. AWhen I got home I replaced the fuse and it was working just fine however the top is down. I guess I will start digging...

You got it. Send a PM to me with your mailing address. ~DR it seems as tho there is some problem with email. i have to space them out by more than fifteen minutes. ergo my contact info will be forthcoming when i get out of the penalty box.

I have the Service manual for a DRZ400S on a CD. Free to you if wanted. ~DR yes I'll take it. our friend just got a hold of that bike and wants me to work on it. my copy went with my older bike that i sold.

In my 2007 Eagle shell I noted the wire sizes in several places are a bit undersize, you should probably evaluate that. Solar panels should really have heavier wire, the wire left for a fridge is tiny, probably voltage loss, etc. As I have the driver's side panel off the inside my plan is to...

When I first got my camper I was surprised that FWC was using stiff wire meant for static household applications. For applications that are subjected to flexing and vibration you need a fine stranded wire with compliant insulation. If I remember correctly, I used some spare stranded wire I had...

I initially used those cheapo wire splicers to splice about 8 inches of wire onto each of the wires and they failed after only a few lift cycles. Then I went to West Marine and bought some good connectors. I used the "bullet" type (male/female) then wrapped the wire pairs with the split plastic...

I then ran a 4 day trial of my new ARB 50 refer with the following results: Temp set @ 26 degrees F on the panel and fridge held 1 gallon of frozen water and multiple BLUE ICE units to take up a good portion of the volume. Only at the end of the test period did I notice that the frozen water...

P.S., I have acquired a Doc Wattson and a Turnigy amp meter to monitor the actual current and accumulated usage for the new system. The Morningstar solar controller does have a meter, but it dutifully record input and not output so I wanted to know the actual usage. On every circuit, I have used...

Here are some fuzzy fotos of how I ran the wiring from solar controller to the battery: I have 3 separate wire circuits: 1) Original haus wire white wire on the top in the first foto 2) Refer power wire in the middle with black plastic split loom 3) Solar in wire along the bottom with black...

Some other shots

Here are the solar panel mounts that I tried to fabricate from some Simpson-Ties stuff I had sitting around after my Earthquake Retrofit.

Then I attached the solar panel to the factory aluminum rack in the rear of the camper with an exterior conduit to house the solar wire. Currently the solar source is only fished through the turnbuckle port until I can remove the camper and finalize the permanent locus.

Then I installed the charge controller: Sorted out the electrical power source and wiring in the battery bay. All original wiring left as is and only added the fuse block for new refer. and future application, if any.

After much lurking and rumination about a solar panel to power a ARB 50 DC refrigerator and I have installed a 125 solar panel with Morningstar Duo solar charge controller. First, I wired an independent circuit for the fridge:

Yes red and black are for solar. Mine did the same thing. The overhead light and fan stopped working - wires were not working like you said. I just fixed the exposed, worn wires, and tried to give it more room and a better angle to flex when the push panel flexes. So far so good. Thanks for...

2009 Hawk with all options except the 3 way fridge: I have located wiring shorting out at the front left lifting panel. The short occurred in the wiring at the front piano hinge, as the factory wiring was duct taped to the back side of the panels. This poor design did not allow the wires to move...

I concur. I was under the impression that I could add airbags for suspension; bigger wheel and a bigger brakes to increase the capacities of my FORD F150 (extra weight and increased braking capacity). Then I would go and get the truck re-certified by some means. I then called the CHP and asked...

I went through this caper last year when I by chance went and weighed my truck, Hawk camper with options, water, propane, and gear. Mfg weight with options installed 1250 lbs. 2002 Ford F150 without camper Front axle: 3280 Rear axle: 2280 Total: 5560 GVWR: 6500 2002 Ford F150 with camper...

Here is my rendition of the roof up-lifter thingy upgrade on my 2009 FWD Hawk in which I tried to deal with the little light bars fore and aft. Phil

At the risk of being redundant, as this topic has probably been beaten to death...has anyone weighed their FWC Hawk? I have a 2008 with most options except solar, and when the weight of all options (as given to me by FWC) + the stated weight of the camper (as shown on the sticker by the back...