Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
RV Trip Planning Discussions

Go Back   iRV2 Forums > MOTORHOME FORUMS > Class A Motorhome Discussions
Click Here to Login
Join iRV2 Today

Mission Statement: Supporting thoughtful exchange of knowledge, values and experience among RV enthusiasts.
Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on iRV2
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 01-17-2021, 08:07 AM   #1
Senior Member
 
spinroch's Avatar
 
Vintage RV Owners Club
Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 356
Doing a bit of electrical work...

On my 1997 Holiday Rambler Vacationer: While rebuilding the dashboard, I decided to clean up the HR AND the GM wiring harnesses that have been hacked up over the years before I bought it.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	DE85C19C-955A-4317-ACD1-B85BBCA8387F.jpg
Views:	37
Size:	260.5 KB
ID:	314769   Click image for larger version

Name:	B3991A83-2820-4FC3-B167-16A79EC01B03.jpg
Views:	40
Size:	263.4 KB
ID:	314770  

Click image for larger version

Name:	B9361C45-83FA-401E-9924-B4B796FEF93C.jpg
Views:	33
Size:	520.8 KB
ID:	314771   Click image for larger version

Name:	6D5A4A62-35FF-4D76-BEE8-F85BFE29A9C6.jpg
Views:	42
Size:	633.0 KB
ID:	314772  

spinroch is offline   Reply With Quote
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!

iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!

Old 01-17-2021, 08:25 AM   #2
Senior Member
 
Maik's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Ontario, CANADA
Posts: 318
Big task at hand. Good luck and happy camping.
__________________
Mike and Family
98 American Eagle EVS, Cummins C8.3
2022 Jeep Wrangler Sahara ECO, Blue Ox
Maik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2021, 08:28 AM   #3
Senior Member
 
gnvrvin's Avatar


 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Burien, Wa
Posts: 1,228
How do yuh ou eat an elephant??? One bite at a time.

Keep us posted on your progress
Greg
__________________
Greg and Vicki R.
2004 Country Coach Intrigue "Sweet Serenade"
40' Tag Axle Quad slide CCI #11811
16 Jeep Wrangler, Airforce One
gnvrvin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2021, 11:48 AM   #4
Senior Member
 
Outbound's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: NorCal
Posts: 3,000
OMG, where do you start.
__________________
Outbound
2002 Monaco Executive 500 ISM
2004 GMC 2500HD 4X4
Outbound is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2021, 11:51 AM   #5
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Lansing MI
Posts: 2,811
Whatever else you do, don't let any smoke out. It won't work after the smoke comes out.
arcaguy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2021, 11:56 AM   #6
Senior Member
 
Skip426's Avatar


 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Powell River, B.C.
Posts: 31,269
Well I've said that my coach has enough extra wire, to provide harnesses for two Honda Civics, looks like you have enough for a third.
__________________
99DSDP 3884, Freightliner, XC, CAT 3126B, 300 HP /ALLISON 3060
2000 Caravan toad, Remco & Blue Ox.
Skip426 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2021, 11:58 AM   #7
Senior Member
 
Xmcdog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Alberta
Posts: 1,976
Hey, looks like fun. Can I play too?
Been in those situations many times.
__________________
Jeff and Annette Smith. Sparky, lemon Beagle.
2022 Chevy Equinox RS.
2007 Dutch Star
Xmcdog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2021, 12:00 PM   #8
Senior Member
 
Domo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Posts: 1,660
Quote:
Originally Posted by arcaguy View Post
Whatever else you do, don't let any smoke out. It won't work after the smoke comes out.
A CLASSIC!

One time while tech. director at a robotics company in the mid 70's we had been using Texas Instruments integrated circuits - looked like little liquorish chicklets (if you've never seen them). Heat on a failed circuit has always been a good troubleshooting aide.

Well, one day, one of the researchers came into my office and said, "I think I found the problem." I asked, "What was it." He lifted his right index finger and there was a picture of the state of Texas clearly burned into the tip of his finger - we laughed.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	Screen Shot 2021-01-17 at 1.59.29 PM.png
Views:	28
Size:	14.6 KB
ID:	314803  
__________________
2008 Phaeton 36QSH, Safe-t-Plus, Quadra Bigfoot
2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk w/ flat tow wiring mod.
Blue ox, BrakeMaster + BrakeAway, diode lights and charge.
Domo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2021, 12:07 PM   #9
Senior Member
 
Mile Marker 42's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: S. California
Posts: 1,379
Quote:
Originally Posted by spinroch View Post
On my 1997 Holiday Rambler Vacationer: While rebuilding the dashboard, I decided to clean up the HR AND the GM wiring harnesses that have been hacked up over the years before I bought it.
Nice to see you are using key tags or something to identify certain wires. I had a new plastic dashboard made for my first gasser a 2003 Monaco Monarch. Everything had to come off the dash. Lots of key tags and pictures:-)
__________________
2003 Monaco Knight 36ft PST Triple Slide- 315 ISC
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 Diesel 4x4
2- 2013 Yamaha VXR's 70MPH+. 2019 Sun Tracker 18ft Pontoon w/ 75hp Mercury
Mile Marker 42 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2021, 12:45 PM   #10
YC1
Senior Member
 
YC1's Avatar


 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: FL
Posts: 11,385
Biggest safety concern I see is that beautiful gold conductor that will go red in a second when it completes the path of some circuit. Seen it happen. Have seen watches do the same. It took a while to be comfortable not wearing jewelry but the habit started in High School and went on from there.

Not only can they destroy your fingers, they can stay behind with a digit attached when you jump off something and they don't go with you.

Sorry, just a bit A about safety....
__________________
Certified Senior Electronic Technician, Telecommunications Engineer, Telecommunications repair Service Center Owner, Original owner HR 2008

.
YC1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2021, 02:15 PM   #11
Senior Member
 
rgvtexan's Avatar
 
Winnebago Owners Club
Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: E WA or S TX
Posts: 4,046
Quote:
Originally Posted by YC1 View Post
Biggest safety concern I see is that beautiful gold conductor that will go red in a second when it completes the path of some circuit. Seen it happen. Have seen watches do the same. It took a while to be comfortable not wearing jewelry but the habit started in High School and went on from there.

Not only can they destroy your fingers, they can stay behind with a digit attached when you jump off something and they don't go with you.

Sorry, just a bit A about safety....
In High School I wore a brand around around my ring finger, from working under the dash of a hot rod.

I worked with High voltage as an Army Radar tech and later at Maxwell labs we had millions of volts and terra watt generators.
When I got married the DW understood about rings, I wear no jewelry to this day.
__________________
04 Horizon QD, 12 Ford Flex, Excalibar, Brakemaster, Winter Texan, RVin! since 1974
Norm, Donna & Tinker Kat(RIP) 01 Z3
Life is a Timed Event, you only get One Go Around!
rgvtexan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2021, 03:20 PM   #12
Senior Member
 
Argosy's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: MI
Posts: 2,130
Quote:
Originally Posted by YC1 View Post
Biggest safety concern I see is that beautiful gold conductor that will go red in a second when it completes the path of some circuit. Seen it happen. Have seen watches do the same.
Just a WAG but with that many wires, switches, connectors, a fuse block dangling there isn't power on power on those circuits.

It's hard to believe it takes that many wires to run a motor home vs. a car.
Argosy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2021, 05:52 PM   #13
Senior Member
 
Skip426's Avatar


 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Powell River, B.C.
Posts: 31,269
Quote:
Originally Posted by Argosy View Post

It's hard to believe it takes that many wires to run a motor home vs. a car.
Well the big issue is the chassis manufacturer doesn't know where the coach builder wants to put " stuff " so they build wiring harnesses with enough extra wire to allow for alternate placement .
I could easily move my Allison shift pad back beside the kitchen sink in my coach, and not add any wire , but my arm's not that long.

A car or P/U ,wiring harness the position of every gauge & switch is determined before the harness is built .
__________________
99DSDP 3884, Freightliner, XC, CAT 3126B, 300 HP /ALLISON 3060
2000 Caravan toad, Remco & Blue Ox.
Skip426 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2021, 06:26 PM   #14
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Omaha, Ne
Posts: 427
Quote:
Originally Posted by YC1 View Post
Biggest safety concern I see is that beautiful gold conductor that will go red in a second when it completes the path of some circuit. Seen it happen. Have seen watches do the same. It took a while to be comfortable not wearing jewelry but the habit started in High School and went on from there.

Not only can they destroy your fingers, they can stay behind with a digit attached when you jump off something and they don't go with you.

Sorry, just a bit A about safety....



I'm with you, I take my ring off every time I work on or around electricity, I have since I was a teenager, my dad taught me that one, one of my co-workers welded a 3/8's ratchet to his wedding ring while working on batteries, you just never know.
__________________
Curt
2015 Wildcat 295RSX
2014 Ram 3500 CCLB 6.7 cummins
wildcatter is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
electric, electrical



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Doing research for spring work MollyB Vintage RV's 2 01-28-2019 07:47 AM
Tent camping, but I am doing it, and doing it nwcountry Solo RV'ers 6 11-28-2015 08:54 AM
Doing some Winnebago body work. MurphyMan Winnebago Industries Owner's Forum 0 06-27-2015 06:47 PM
Nappanee now doing routine maintenance work RVDude Newmar Owner's Forum 7 03-16-2010 08:27 AM
Doing My Own Warranty Work. Lug_Nut Newmar Owner's Forum 24 12-03-2006 01:59 PM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:55 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.