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Oddpod 
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Joined: 19 Jun 2014 Location: mid Kentucky Online Status: Offline Posts: 5 |
 Calendar Event: Keeping refrigarator cold while drivingPosted: 19 Aug 2014 at 5:42pm |
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Thanks all, I will make sure my DH sees the posts! Unfortunately we got the pod in NC because no one closer had that model on the lot and it was the best deal (super in fact) at that distance (Michigan was the only other one). I will have to contact the Louisville dealers to see if they will work with us.
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Larry, Erin, Lindsay, Caitlyn and Jules the lab
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp 
Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 20 Aug 2014 at 6:07pm |
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It may take some time to find one, but they are out there. They get paid for warranty work so you just need to find the one that has time on his schedule and wants the $.
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3ofUs
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Joined: 12 Jul 2014 Location: TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 99 |
Posted: 20 Aug 2014 at 7:05pm |
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I see you are about four or five hours from us, but we bought our pod last summer at Boat N RV, Rockwood TN, I believe Exit 388 off I-40 going toward Knoxville. They sell the pods and are a Forest River Dealer. We had warranty work performed last month and service was excellent. They have a nice waiting area, and there is a restaurant/bar attached to the facility.
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M0tl3y
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Joined: 21 Sep 2014 Location: Utah Online Status: Offline Posts: 61 |
Posted: 22 Sep 2014 at 9:48pm |
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Help me understand the physics of running anything larger than 10 gauge wire to the 7-pin? I ask because the trailer wiring charge line is probably not larger than 10 gauge (that's the largest I've seen in any installation, but I'll admit I don't know what FR put in the R-Pod).
In other words, if you run 6 gauge in the TV, but the TT has 10 gauge, does it do any good? On a semi-related note: if the fridge and battery charging are drawing more amperage than the 10 gauge can provide, do you run the risk of overheating the wire? On a semi-semi-related note: my TV has solid-core 10 gauge copper to the 7-pin, I understand this can carry higher amperage (and heat) than stranded and may be comparable to 8 gauge stranded copper (or stranded copper-coated aluminum) Thanks
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The 178 club
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techntrek
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Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 22 Sep 2014 at 10:05pm |
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Welcome. At 12 volts voltage drop is a big problem, so every foot of larger wire (less resistance) is a bonus.
Technically you should have a fuse near the battery that will blow before the wire burns up. That said, my GM's factory 12 gauge line has a 40 amp fuse on the end. I don't know how they justify that.
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NormanHill
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Joined: 30 Mar 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 49 |
Posted: 23 Sep 2014 at 11:38pm |
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My TV is an F150 with a tow package and the fridge stays cold on 12V whether on the road, or when I'm parked with it plugged in and AC charging the battery.
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hogone
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Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: St. Louis Online Status: Offline Posts: 1043 |
Posted: 24 Sep 2014 at 6:17am |
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a while back (last year) i noticed that my fridge was not as cold as normal (it was on battery on the coldest setting). i cycled thru the temp settings a few times back to the coldest. world of difference. i do that everytime i turn my fridge on now. hogone
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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
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Keeping refrigarator cold while driving - Event Date: 26 Jul 2014