After a first outing with the new to us 2003 Hawk on the new 1500 RAM ecodiesel we are very happy with the setup and it is time to wire it permanently, where we have an outlet on the RH side of the bed and can plug the camper into the truck electrical. For now (only running LED lights and the fan), the truck battery will suffice. No battery on the camper. The camper came without battery and has factory wiring and the Marinco male plug with 2 wires going into the camper.
I already bought a Marinco female connector for the truck bed. How do I wire this up?
I was thinking about buying a 16 gauge outdoor extension cord to make an integrated wiring loom and running it from the female plug in the bed to the battery. Install a 10A fuse right behind the positive battery terminal. Is this sufficient?
There may be a camper mounted battery and solar in my future. For that, do I need beefier gauge wiring? If yes, I may just run the beefier wiring now, so I don't have to rewire the section out to the bed in the future. (I am aware that the camper battery wiring requires more elements). What gauge wiring would be beefy enough for all future needs?
Does this make sense?
Thanks,
George
I already bought a Marinco female connector for the truck bed. How do I wire this up?
I was thinking about buying a 16 gauge outdoor extension cord to make an integrated wiring loom and running it from the female plug in the bed to the battery. Install a 10A fuse right behind the positive battery terminal. Is this sufficient?
There may be a camper mounted battery and solar in my future. For that, do I need beefier gauge wiring? If yes, I may just run the beefier wiring now, so I don't have to rewire the section out to the bed in the future. (I am aware that the camper battery wiring requires more elements). What gauge wiring would be beefy enough for all future needs?
Does this make sense?
Thanks,
George