351DS Assistance

[vanderwerff]

I got a coax print for a 2016 today from the factory. I'll upload it in case someone else might need it. I haven't really looked at it yet but hopefully I can find my problem.Coax prints 3-30-16.pdf

[KEliasz]

Ok that's proper. And I'm assuming they turn on so has power. It may be you don't have any over air tv channels available. I mean you could test the lines by either plugging in a coax cable line into the input in the driver's side rear compartment and set everything to cable and see if they get that signal. Or a DVD player in the passenger front cabinet and set everything to cable and send a signal through and see if it picks it up

[vanderwerff]

Originally Posted by KEliasz

Ok that's proper. And I'm assuming they turn on so has power. It may be you don't have any over air tv channels available. I mean you could test the lines by either plugging in a coax cable line into the input in the driver's side rear compartment and set everything to cable and see if they get that signal. Or a DVD player in the passenger front cabinet and set everything to cable and send a signal through and see if it picks it up

Drivers side rear compartment? Where are you talking?

[KEliasz]

Drivers side. Outside . Rear most compartment. The large one where your 50amp cable is. Open the door look inside to your left on the wall is where your main power converter is as well as your campground cable tv hookup.

[vanderwerff]

Originally Posted by KEliasz

Drivers side. Outside . Rear most compartment. The large one where your 50amp cable is. Open the door look inside to your left on the wall is where your main power converter is as well as your campground cable tv hookup.

Oh ok I know what your talking about. Do you know if the camper alternator is charging the coach batteries as your cruising down the road?

[KEliasz]

Yes it does.

[vanderwerff]

On the passenger area where the pullout is for if someone wants to use a laptop or something. Does your outlet underneath the dash work when driving? Or is that another outlet that needs the generator running.

[KEliasz]

You know.. I've never tried it while driving. I have no idea. Im sorry

[vanderwerff]

Originally Posted by KEliasz

Near the floor to the left of your fridge is a wood panel with slots in it. This is your air intake / recirculate for your propane furnace heater. Take out I think 4 screws and the outlet is on bottom right side. It's a single outlet. I thought about making it a dual outlet and running an extension cord. And also in the side of the countertop near the door and stairs to outside is an outlet. I considerd making that the outlet on the inverter and then just run short extension from back of tv to there. But I didn't want kids (mine are 3,6, and 8) to play or pull on it.

So I did the mod. Did it different. I cut an access panel in the inside of cabinet that is above microwave. Then I pulled the bottom out of the cabinet. From there I drilled a hole towards fridge in the spacing between the micro and bottom of cabinet. Ran romex down the hollow side panel that is next to fridge and it popped out down at the heater.
Then I started heading the other way. Drill a hole on opposite side, which leads into about a 1" hollow spacing between the two cabinets. I then pulled outlet out that is on bottom of cabinet and drilled a hole up into the hollow spot. Pushed Romex through the holes and across the hollow bottom of that cabinet. Then I but an external outlet in and popped Romex up through the bottom. I should of taken picks along the way. But didn't think of it until I was finished. Inverter powers fridge and t.v.. perfectly.

[jfp2673]

Nice work!

[KEliasz]

I'm jealous I didn't think of doing it that way

[mikel68]

I kinda followed this thread for a bit. We had trouble with the TVs as well. We have 2015 351DS. That little switch box was bad, the inside had a crack on a board. I bought a new one, exact of ebay or Amazon, I don't remember which and everything worked again.