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09-19-2016, 09:39 AM
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Charge battery from 6 way plug
I just got a 2016 f150 and need to make it towable, I have everything coming and I want to install a wire from the motorhome plug which attaches to the vehicle by way of a 6way round plug, if I am thinking correctly I could just run a wire from the 12volt source on the plug to the battery correct or is there other things I need to do? If anyone else has done this your input will be appreciated. I have a trip in 2 weeks and I will be installing the baseplate etc on my truck myself since no one around me can do it for over a month from now.
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09-19-2016, 09:53 AM
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Assuming you have a gas powered coach, I will speak in general terms for your power source. On a DP the power is at the rear for the engine but I'm not familiar with the gas coaches.
So, once you have located a 12V power source, you will need to run a wire (8 or 10 gauge) through a 20A fuse (or circuit breaker) to the Aux pin on the MH plug. Then on the toad end, pick up that same pin and run the wire through another 20A fuse (or circuit breaker) to the Postive Terminal of the toad battery.
The fuse on each end are very important to protect the connection from a short at either end.
BTW, If you already have a 12V source at the MH plug, check to make sure it is fused and then just run the wire as I described from the toad connection through a fuse.
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09-19-2016, 10:02 AM
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Thanks for the response, I already have 12v to the rv plug that has been fused, just need it on the new toad. Thank you for the help with this. I was going to run the wire from the 6 pin connector through a fuse to the battery but didn't know if there was anything else that I needed to do.
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09-19-2016, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbooth25
Thanks for the response, I already have 12v to the rv plug that has been fused, just need it on the new toad. Thank you for the help with this. I was going to run the wire from the 6 pin connector through a fuse to the battery but didn't know if there was anything else that I needed to do.
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Some folks get carried away with the "fuse" thing and, I guess it's Ok. I've done just what you're getting ready to do and, it's no big deal. Yes, you alredy have 12VDC at the Trailer plug on the coach. So, you use one of the wires in the pig tail to carry that 12V over to the truck. Then, run it to the positive post on the battery. Yes, I'd put a fuse in line, close to the battery. From then on, you're good to go.
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09-19-2016, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by FIRE UP
Some folks get carried away with the "fuse" thing and, I guess it's Ok. I've done just what you're getting ready to do and, it's no big deal. Yes, you alredy have 12VDC at the Trailer plug on the coach. So, you use one of the wires in the pig tail to carry that 12V over to the truck. Then, run it to the positive post on the battery. Yes, I'd put a fuse in line, close to the battery. From then on, you're good to go.
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The nice thing about fuses is they keep wires from getting REALLY HOT and MELTY...
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09-21-2016, 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by jimbooth25
Thanks for the response, I already have 12v to the rv plug that has been fused, just need it on the new toad. Thank you for the help with this. I was going to run the wire from the 6 pin connector through a fuse to the battery but didn't know if there was anything else that I needed to do.
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I don't know of anything else that needs to be done. I just ran a wire from the toads plug to the battery, with a fuse near the battery.
The wire is so short I don't believe it's required to be fused at both ends. Some types and lengths of automotive wiring it's recommended to use two fuses, one at each end of a hot wire.
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09-21-2016, 04:43 AM
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There seems to be a disconnect here.
When " dennis45 " said " a fuse on each and " , he was referring to the entire wire run, not a fuse at each end of each wire.
Any time you connect a wire to a battery, there should be a fuse.
If connecting to 2 batteries then 2 fuses, each near the battery.
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09-21-2016, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by twinboat
There seems to be a disconnect here.
When " dennis45 " said " a fuse on each and " , he was referring to the entire wire run, not a fuse at each end of each wire.
Any time you connect a wire to a battery, there should be a fuse.
If connecting to 2 batteries then 2 fuses, each near the battery.
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09-21-2016, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by twinboat
There seems to be a disconnect here.
When " dennis45 " said " a fuse on each and " , he was referring to the entire wire run, not a fuse at each end of each wire.
Any time you connect a wire to a battery, there should be a fuse.
If connecting to 2 batteries then 2 fuses, each near the battery.
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Sorry for the confusion, what I meant was a fuse at the toad battery and a fuse at the MH power source. Two fuses.
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09-23-2016, 11:09 AM
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Thanks guys I have run the wire and will be testing it out as soon as I get my coach back from the shop, my last car was hooked up through the coach trailer plug and I already knew it had a fuse on that end , just needed to run the new wire on my new truck with a fuse next to the battery terminal.
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09-23-2016, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by jimbooth25
I just got a 2016 f150 and need to make it towable, I have everything coming and I want to install a wire from the motorhome plug which attaches to the vehicle by way of a 6way round plug, if I am thinking correctly I could just run a wire from the 12volt source on the plug to the battery correct or is there other things I need to do? If anyone else has done this your input will be appreciated. I have a trip in 2 weeks and I will be installing the baseplate etc on my truck myself since no one around me can do it for over a month from now.
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10-14-2016, 01:48 PM
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Good advise
Good advise...I installed a cheapie battery maintainer which does not work...dead battery after a few hours..Have 12vdc at the unit fuse but not at the battery connection. Think that I will run through a 15amp fuse direct to the battery. Using the factory wiring from the fuse block under the dash to the 7-pin, 14ga factory wiring...installed in the harness but not connected to the block or the 7-pin. Just wonder if the wire is big enough to handle the load.
2016 Baystar towing a 2014 CRV.
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10-15-2016, 01:34 PM
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I can't see any reason why you would need more than one fuse per battery.
Sometimes a second fuse is required to protect some types of devices that do not have their own fuse protection. E.g. you have a mA or 1 - 3 amp device connected to a higher or significantly higher amp power wire. A power surge possibly can cause damage to lower amp devices without blowing the main fuse near the battery.
The fuse near the battery mainly protects the power wire but may or may not protect a device or devices connected to a power wire.
Suggested fuse sizes are usually base on wire size and in some cases voltage rating of a fuse.
What I usually do when installing multiple auxiliary devices in a vehicle is install a auxiliary fuse panel in order to isolate all the auxiliary devices in a vehicle from the OE fuses, devices and wiring. I can then choose a fuse and wire size for each connected device or another power wire from the aux. panel.
When creating your own power wire using a fused wire to a plug, you need to make certain the plugs power wire is isolated from the rest of the plug wiring and you have proper grounding.
For a trailer or toad power wire I would probably use a automotive 30/40 amp relay connected to the ign. wire and battery. So there is no power to the trailer or toad connection when the engine is not running. The relay prevents two batteries from draining one another. ( 8 to 10 gauge wire is often used for a 12 volt charge/power wire.)
(Battery - 12 volts) ---(fuse)--- (relay) ---{12 volts}---- (tow vehicle trailer plug)
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I normally make my own battery cables. Sometimes will upgrade to a larger size battery cable(s) from their OE specs. When installing aux. devices, sometimes require larger size battery cables. Upgrading your alternator cable from OE specs usually will increase your alternator output and efficiency, at least by a small margin.
To connect aux. power to top post batteries I normally use either a marine or military top post terminals adapters.
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