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    Posted: 07 Dec 2013 at 7:38pm
12 volt DC socket for r-pod 177 

Disconnect 120 volt power cord from r-pod to house if connected.
Disconnect 12 volt deep cycle battery by removing negative cable.
Remove wooden top from dinette seat
Open front cover (access door) converter. WFCO converter.
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Turn off all the breakers inside the panel, extra precaution.
Breakers are in the middle of the panel to right of the paper with the word “MAIN”.  (see picture above)
Remove front cover from the panel by removing screws.

Panel shown with breakers and 12 volt automotive fuses on the right side on green circuit board and with front panel removed.
Look for empty 12 volt connection screw on right side of the panel  (green circuit board) to the right of the automotive fuses. 
This particular panel has 2 empty connection screws at the bottom of the 12 volt circuit board.
Use one of those connection screws.

12 volt power sockets, you can choose the following:
       12 volt dash sockets (black)  drill 1 1/8 hole in the side panel of the bench seat.
       12 volt DC power socket with metal cover plate. 
 
Drill hole in the side of bench seat (make sure there is space) and install the 12 volt power socket, secure by tightening large nut on back of socket against backside of the panel. Secure plate with screws.
Pop out 12 volt DC circuit board from the panel housing to get access to the back of the circuit board to guide wire inside the converter housing to the front of the circuit board, or guide wire with board in place.
Use 14 or 12 gauge wire 1 red and 1 black.
Red wire will be the power source wire connected to the 12 volt DC circuit board connection screw.
Black wire will be the ground wire connected to the 12 volt DC ground bus bar behind the WFCO power panel housing. It is screwed to the floor of the trailer. (metal strip with holes on side and screws on top)
Top view back side of power converter panel housing.
12 volt DC Ground bus bar is in this picture right below the roll off white wire 
Top view with ground wires connected to ground bar behind the converter panel housing, ground bus bar screwed to the floor, connect ground wire from the 12 volt power socket to the ground bus bar.
Wiring diagram below, use 2 crimp-on vinyl female connectors for the back of 12 volt DC power socket. Connect one to the red wire and the other to the black wire and connect to back of 12 volt DC power socket. Red to the power side of the socket and black to the ground side of the socket.

Use crimp-on female connectors, 12 guage sample shown

























Automotive fuse, 10 amp sample fuse shown

After installation is finished, install automotive fuse in the slot next to the connection screw dedicated to power the 12 volt DC power socket. 
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Nice write-up.  I took the last pic out of your post and replaced it with a link to the pic, for some reason that pic was completely messing up the page layout.
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Is the ground wire the same as the big white wire on the top left of the green fuse panel?
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the big white wire on the top left of the green fuse circuit board is the negative cable from the converter which is located in the bottom of the panel housing.
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Originally posted by jj

the big white wire on the top left of the green fuse circuit board is the negative cable from the converter which is located in the bottom of the panel housing.

So can't you also ground a negative from the 12v to it?
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A ground is a ground.
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Use the ground bus bar behind the converter panel housing for propper connection.
in the panel you would normaly see two big white wires connected to that terminal top left of the green fuse circuit board. one coming from the converter and the other going to the ground bus bar behind the converter. 
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Originally posted by jj

Use the ground bus bar behind the converter panel housing for propper connection.
in the panel you would normaly see two big white wires connected to that terminal top left of the green fuse circuit board. one coming from the converter and the other going to the ground bus bar behind the converter. 

Ok, but I already put my 12v with the ground going to the ground wire in the panel as I described above.....no reason to re-wire I would assume?
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