Ch. 5: Electrical supply for the SquareDrop Camper.
SquareDrop Camper ELECTRICAL: AC/DC Official Disclaimer: I am not an electrician. All your work should be inspected by a person that knows something about the movement of electrons; hopefully contained within the insulated wire in which they are meant to travel. Image 1 The aluminum tongue mounted storage box pictured above is the main hub for the electrical supply to the squaredrop camper; both 110 volt AC (alternating current - like your house) and 12 volt DC (direct current - like your car). A small two breaker AC sub-panel is equipped with two 15 amp breakers and hard wired to the male extension plug for the "shore" power. I ran 12 gauge wire which is rated for 20 amps, but went with smaller 15 amp breakers. One of the AC circuit breakers is for the Air Conditioning plug/ USB charger s in the front of the cabin with the other breaker supplying power to one plug in the storage box (for the 12 volt battery charger ) and an...