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    Posted: 28 Jun 2016 at 12:24pm
Thank you for this discussion.  I was headed out to the barn this afternoon to do a little cosmetic work on our 177.  I will now unbutton the under-sink panels and check this out instead.
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Posts: 1 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Jun 2016 at 11:40am
Thanks very much for this post and your resolution to this safety concern.
I experienced an arc flash event with my Molex connectors as well, and I've filed a complaint with NTHSA to report it.
I researched the Molex connectors used in the construction of my trailer, and the manufacturer technical specs for this connector explicitly state it is not water resistant and is designed for VERTICAL installation.
FR installs the connector in a location known to be at risk of water intrusion and in a horizontal orientation directly under plumbing... No bueno.
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Well if you ever had to remove the slide-out it'd be easy! Smile

Seeing as that should theoretically "never" happen (knock knock!), perhaps I'll just delete the connections all together and wire it straight back to the panel.  If the factory cables are left, the connection should at least be in a NMEA weathertight box, or as you did well out of the way.  I can't imagine FR not spending the 3 minutes it would take to do it right rather than have your trailer burn down or someone get shocked.  Scary.
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No, that outlet is my handy work. Definate overkill; to do it again I would just move the connections to the sidewall and make sure they were waterproof. A simple Marretted splice would do fine and be a heck of a lot cheaper. I don't know what I was thinking...
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Wow, thanks for pointing these out.  I went out and found them in our 177 mounted on the vertical center divider between sink and stove/drawer stack.  I had never noticed them tucked up there before.  They’re off the floor but still susceptible to water.  I see yet another re-wire in the future.  Add to the growing list of wiring screw-ups that I’ve had to fix in this thing!

Is that outlet factory wiring, too?
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Posts: 4508 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jul 2015 at 1:49pm
Wow. Seems like a really bad place to put it
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jul 2015 at 12:33pm
Originally posted by Leo B

Did the previous owner move the electric or did it come that way?


Came that way.. sometimes the factory puts them there, sometimes on the wall. It's where the pod wiring and slide wiring come together after the completed slide is inserted into the completed pod.
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I own a 2012 177pod when I installed the outside shower and removed the cheapo panels under the sink to make more storage, I noticed the connectors. I covered them with a plastic cover and made small notches for the wires at each end. So far seems to work..
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Did the previous owner move the electric or did it come that way?
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jul 2015 at 9:53am
This has happened to a few owners.  The placement of those is in a very unfortunate place!  But they always seem to be lined up almost directly beneath that pipe.
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