electrical

Recently bought a 2016 FWC Hawk Shell with many optional upgrades I wanted, but unfortunately it didn't come with a power inverter. Many of the 1000w pure sine wave ones I'm considering have a ground wire post; what are you folks connecting your your inverter ground to? For additional...

My new LiFePO4 battery arrived! I measured before ordering and when I saw it would fit inside the cabinet of my 2017 Fleet (front dinette), I figured all was good. But I didn't think about how it had to go through the cabinet door at an angle, and turns out there isn't enough clearance. Obvious...

Hi there! Recently picked up a 2012 hawk from four wheel campers. I am just going through the electrical and am wondering why the kill switch on my circuit breaker doesn't seem to do anything (turn off over head lights, ect..). Any thoughts?

OK so. I have a 2004 Outfitter Caribou 6.5 sitting on a 2020 F150. I am having some trouble wiring the truck to the camper to charge the battery while driving. The camper is fairly old and was purchased recently from the original owner who was charging the same way on a 04 Tundra. So I am...

I've got some electrical gear for sale! 24V Victron DC Charger - $110 2500W 24V Inverter - $325 Buck Stop 24V to 12V - Free if you buy something else. 100ah Lithium Battery. These are actually Lifepo4 cells joined and managed by a BMS - $400 MPPT Solar Charge Controller & Monitor - $50...

FWC Lithium Manifesto Ok, lately especially, my inbox has exploded with questions about DIY installation of lithium batteries into Four Wheel Campers. We’re talking 5 new inquiries a day. There is a lot of info about it on here already, but I thought maybe it would be helpful if I put it all...

Hi, hope someone wiser than me can help... Roof lights stopped working in our 2005 Hawk. Pretty sure I've isolated the problem, and I don't think it's frayed wires behind the folding wooden panel that allows the camper roof to go up and down...

I recently picked up a 2000 FWC Grandby that I've been loving. The furnace, however, has been a bit of an enigma. The fan starts, but the spark and fire of the propane heat has been intermittent at best. After some digging, I noticed that the anticipator wire on the thermostat was fried, enough...

We have a portable National Luna "50" fridge in our 2017 fleet FWC Hawk. It is currently wired directly to battery #1 (we have the two battery setup) with a 15 amp automotive fuse positioned near the battery on the positive lead (only two leads, +/-). This was always intended as a temporary...

Hi there! I'm new to the Alaskan camper world but excited to be here. I have a 2003 8.5' Alaskan that I was getting ready for a trip today when I noticed that my clearance lights were on. The truck was not running and my head lights were off. I went inside the camper and I had no power...

Hello, One of the running lights on my camper glows (very dimly) when the camper is plugged into shore power. Camper is OFF the truck. Only one LED light glows and only after or during RAIN. I replaced this same LED light and wiring last spring b/c wires had been pinched. So, I'm guessing may...

Hi all, new owner of a 1997 8 ft cabover here. The previous owner basically didn't know anything about the camper and never really used it. I'm trying to wrap my head around how everything works, if it works. Right now I have the camper plugged into the house with an extension cord. I have not...

Hey everyone. I'm starting to try to hunt down an 8' or 10' CO. Most likely 70's up to 90's model depending on what i can find in my budget. I'm just trying to get a clear idea of what I'm getting into. I keep reading about people running the campers off the truck battery and draining their...

Have gotten by with the cord through the hatch, but wanted something a bit better...... I have wanted to add a AC outlet to my front battery box, but wanted something small to conserve space. So I repurposed a gang box from Home Depot. 15 amp blue sea breaker, power indicator, reverse polarity...

Hi Folks, This is my first post to this forum. I'm sharing this story so others might learn from my experience, but also to see if anyone has had similar issues, or was aware of the fuse issue I ran into. I purchased a 2018 Hawk FWC in October of 2018. So far, I've really enjoyed it and...

Electrical connection to Tacoma

I was digging around the web looking for small DC power plugs that were small and could handle decent amps. Not being a RC model guy, I was not familiar with the XT series of power plugs. Any who these look like they would be handy for many applications in the battery box of our campers -...

I wanted to toss some build info on here regarding my rig in the hopes that it might be useful for someone else down the road be it someone with a newer Chevy Colorado or someone looking for solar/battery details which, of course, is very frequent on WTW. I know that for myself, despite this...

Hi all. I've been busy doing this and that to the camper (that will be another post), but I have a question about amps... I ran an extension cord from my generator, plugged in a Kill-A-Watt meter, then ran another cord to my camper 110VAC input. It was 10F and I basically wanted to see how well...

First question - What is the function of the 3-way rocker switch on the front panel next to the thermostat? I'd assumed it was on the 12v circuit to source select battery-off-shore power. But that can't be it - today I took off the front panel because I was confused... now I'm not - there is...

I recently had the 15a circuit breaker behind the Zamp Charge Controller blow, the result was no charge to my two batteries. This got me thinking about surge protection when plugged into our home 120v or at RV parks. I have two questions: 1. Any ideas why that CB blew? I use one roof top 100w...

Hello, I'm a long-time camper, but new to truck campers. A pop-up truck camper is what I want. Today I looked at a nice Palomino Bronco 800 camper, and was ready to buy, untill we hooked up the 120AC power. It would almost immediately set off the garage breaker. The fridge wont turn on, and all...

Embarrassing but can not find main breaker in my 69 Alaskan. Not in any cup boards near entrance door. Not under sink or fridge or closest. Any ideas, figure there must be one? thanks dkoug

Just joined the forum--proud new owner of a much-abused and neglected 2003 hawk. I'm unburying my 2003 Tundra from the Northstar that it's been carrying. We had some great Baja and Sierra trips over the last ten years, but it's going to eventually crush my truck and/or fall apart in a very...