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    Posted: 28 Mar 2015 at 9:46am
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Update: The warranty folks at FR have taken corrective action. It turns out the connector will hold 2ea #10 wires, but the tech failed to execute a proper crimp. FR also offered to cover a complete electrical inspection to ensure there are no other problems, and I am satisfied with that.  


Sounds like they did as right as they could..
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Mar 2015 at 10:05pm
Update: The warranty folks at FR have taken corrective action. It turns out the connector will hold 2ea #10 wires, but the tech failed to execute a proper crimp. FR also offered to cover a complete electrical inspection to ensure there are no other problems, and I am satisfied with that.  
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Mar 2015 at 11:38pm
Ouch, that was bad.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Mar 2015 at 10:41pm
Dealer? I fixed it myself. Didn't contact the dealer, but will be sending an Email to Forest River. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Mar 2015 at 10:18pm
So   what did your dealer say???
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Mar 2015 at 8:32pm
Found the problem. The Forest River Employee that made the connection did not know what connector to use and the wires that are connected directly to the battery were dangling around in the back panel. Yikes! Clearly whoever used the connector that failed had no idea how to do it properly and should have never been working on the line. What's really cooking my noodle now is I wonder what else this person did on my POD. This isn't the first bad connection I have discovered, but this one is the most dangerous. The connector used was not even a wire nut, it was some kind of small wire like 16 or 18 gauge crimp on. It wasn't crimped...ridiculous to use such a thing on 2! 10! gauge wires connected directly to the battery. I striped the wires and made the connection using the proper wire nuts. I must say, this one kinda pisses me off. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Mar 2015 at 11:57pm
Yes   check continuity of each wire from plug to battery.  You have a break or pinch somewhere…..
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Mar 2015 at 8:51pm
The next thing would be to check the continuity of the solar plug wires back to their battery connections. I do not believe that wire is fused, but do not know for sure.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Mar 2015 at 7:40pm
I just put a meter to measure voltage at the Zamp plug and it's dead. I know for sure the wire is attached to the battery and I know for sure the meter works properly, and I know for sure I make a connection because I used a wire probe after the SAE connector failed. The reason I am testing is to establish a circuit for solar recharge while dry camping and I was thinking of using the zamp connection  to connect my charge controller to, I mean after all, that's whats its for. Fuses and breakers look good so I am left with the assumption the wire is open. 

Am I missing something?

 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Jan 2015 at 2:59pm
Well I keep the pod in my very ample sized garage.  When I bought the 179  I noticed the service guys that were doing the set up check had a small fuse inserted in two of the connections in the female trailer plug thereby testing the tail and running lights.  It looks cool sitting there all lit up in my garage and wiih it being all LED bulbs I figure a small drain?LOL
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