Okay, so I've started the installation of the Progressive Industries EMS, and have run into a minor snag. Where the main 50 amp power cable enters the WFCO 8930 Power center, there is a gray plastic strain relief, and I'm trying to figure out how to release it. The answer is not obvious,(to me) so I thought I would ask here. I'm wanting to pull the oem 50 amp cable out of the breaker box so I can measure exactly how much new cable to purchase, depending on where I decide to mount the EMS box.
I have taken a picture with my phone and emailed it to myself, but its hung up in the ATT system somewhere. As soon as I get the pic on my home pc, I'll attempt to post it here. But in the meantime, has anyone run into this? I may be able to just unthread the whole fitting and replace it with a better one, but that dang 6 guage wire is tough to handle.
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2016 Ford F-350 Lariat CC, 4x4 SRW. B&W turnover with extender. 2015 CC Silverback 29RE, fitted with Reese Goose Box. Amateur Extra Class K5TS, 2016 nights camped 16
Does it look like attached picture? If so it will need to be squeezed (with pliers most likely) to push from hole then as picture shows pry open tab that locks onto cable preventing it from slipping.
X2 on the plug.. Mine was pretty reamed by the time I got it out. Replacements are readily available at most electrical supply retailers. Many thanks to FOrum member "Turbs" who walked me through EMS 50amp installation process.
Does it look like attached picture? If so it will need to be squeezed (with pliers most likely) to push from hole then as picture shows pry open tab that locks onto cable preventing it from slipping.
I'm familiar with that type, and have used a ton of them over the years. This one was pretty strange...ie...cheap. But I finally figured it out. There were two tabs that lock it into the box. Once I released those tabs, I was able to pull it out the back. The pressure tab that grips the cable was the tough part, so I just took some side cutters and cut it into pieces so I didn't lose any cable length.
The reason I had to get it out of the breaker box was that it had to be pulled through some access holes so I could recover the available "slack" in the cable. So I now have it pulled out, but my son and the grandkids came over, then it got dark, so I stopped for the day. I can now figure exactly where I'm going to mount it; buy enough cable to go from the EMS back to the breaker box, and then it's just a few connections and I'll be back in business.
Thanks guys
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2016 Ford F-350 Lariat CC, 4x4 SRW. B&W turnover with extender. 2015 CC Silverback 29RE, fitted with Reese Goose Box. Amateur Extra Class K5TS, 2016 nights camped 16
X2. No need to buy more wire. Plus one less connection. Cutting the wire makes installation much easier.
Because of where I wanted to mount the "box", I needed to buy 6 feet of wire. Didn't get quite finished today, but I'm close. Had to do other things this morning, and spent a couple of hours this afternoon working on it. All I have to do now is re-terminate in the coach breaker box and tidy things up. What I didn't but should have anticipated was the difficulty of bending #6 romex in a short space. I would have bought SO cord, but they were out of it at the time. That HW50 box is a little to small. Progressive could have put the guts in a little larger box. Sure would have made my life easier.
Bob, you priced all those connectors lately? $$$$$. Nahh...I'll just wire it in. But I'll sure be glad to finish this. I'm not as good at climbing in and out of these fiver basements as I used to be.
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2016 Ford F-350 Lariat CC, 4x4 SRW. B&W turnover with extender. 2015 CC Silverback 29RE, fitted with Reese Goose Box. Amateur Extra Class K5TS, 2016 nights camped 16
Only reason I mentioned it was if you sell, you could unplug it and take it with you....and an added benefit would be if it lets the smoke guy out, you'd be able to by-pass it till it got repaired
Because of where I wanted to mount the "box", I needed to buy 6 feet of wire. Didn't get quite finished today, but I'm close. Had to do other things this morning, and spent a couple of hours this afternoon working on it. All I have to do now is re-terminate in the coach breaker box and tidy things up. What I didn't but should have anticipated was the difficulty of bending #6 romex in a short space. I would have bought SO cord, but they were out of it at the time. That HW50 box is a little to small. Progressive could have put the guts in a little larger box. Sure would have made my life easier.
Bob, you priced all those connectors lately? $$$$$. Nahh...I'll just wire it in. But I'll sure be glad to finish this. I'm not as good at climbing in and out of these fiver basements as I used to be.
Seems like individual #6 wires would have been easier to route. Maybe not.
Only reason I mentioned it was if you sell, you could unplug it and take it with you....and an added benefit would be if it lets the smoke guy out, you'd be able to by-pass it till it got repaired
The unit has a bypass mode, and if all else fails, I can pull the cable out and make splices....a bit of a pita, but do-able.
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2016 Ford F-350 Lariat CC, 4x4 SRW. B&W turnover with extender. 2015 CC Silverback 29RE, fitted with Reese Goose Box. Amateur Extra Class K5TS, 2016 nights camped 16
Seems like individual #6 wires would have been easier to route. Maybe not.
I'm just not comfortable doing that. To much moving and shaking going on in rv's to risk a wire becoming frayed. I like the heavy plastic jacket
around all 4 conductors.
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2016 Ford F-350 Lariat CC, 4x4 SRW. B&W turnover with extender. 2015 CC Silverback 29RE, fitted with Reese Goose Box. Amateur Extra Class K5TS, 2016 nights camped 16
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