Power cable pictures
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I went outside in the freezing cold with a camera to take a picture of the truck and show that I have no idea where the grommet is.....only to find it!
Wow its in a tight spot. I still may not be able to use it...but its an option.
I am using 3/4" caraflex conduit which has a 90 degree elbow fitting, and screw threads/gasket on one end. I want to be able to screw that into the point of access and have the 1/0 ga. power wire come directly into the truck without touching anything but the conduit. So I have a point in the rear cab floor (behind the backrest) where I want it to enter. Since I purcahsed the damn $30 drill bit, I will use it.
The grommet you show does not allow me to insert this connector (its 1" O.D.)...and if I go from caraflex to the grommet without using the connector, the a small part of the power wire will be exposed to the outside air under the belly of the truck (think...exit conduit, bend up to underside of grommet). Which defeats the purpose of the entire conduit.
I guess I am just being stubborn. The grommet is quite tempting!
Thank you.
I will take a picture and post it when ready.
Wow its in a tight spot. I still may not be able to use it...but its an option.
I am using 3/4" caraflex conduit which has a 90 degree elbow fitting, and screw threads/gasket on one end. I want to be able to screw that into the point of access and have the 1/0 ga. power wire come directly into the truck without touching anything but the conduit. So I have a point in the rear cab floor (behind the backrest) where I want it to enter. Since I purcahsed the damn $30 drill bit, I will use it.
The grommet you show does not allow me to insert this connector (its 1" O.D.)...and if I go from caraflex to the grommet without using the connector, the a small part of the power wire will be exposed to the outside air under the belly of the truck (think...exit conduit, bend up to underside of grommet). Which defeats the purpose of the entire conduit.
I guess I am just being stubborn. The grommet is quite tempting!
Thank you.
I will take a picture and post it when ready.
Thats exactly how my power wires enter the cab , with srew on threaded fitting's . I however did not use a elbow , just a straight fitting . Since the conduit is flexible .
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Given that the mounting location of the caraflex is so close to the underside of the floor, I just didnt think that the conduit would flex that much (small of a radius) to get it to perpendicular to the floor. I have one elbow and one straight connector, so I can try both.
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Kevin
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Given that the mounting location of the caraflex is so close to the underside of the floor, I just didnt think that the conduit would flex that much (small of a radius) to get it to perpendicular to the floor. I have one elbow and one straight connector, so I can try both.
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Hey vmax,
I installed my new system over the weekend in my '06 SCrew and used your recommendation for running the power wire. It worked very well and also went very smoothly.
Thanks so much for the valuable info. Appreciate it!!!
Mitch
I installed my new system over the weekend in my '06 SCrew and used your recommendation for running the power wire. It worked very well and also went very smoothly.
Thanks so much for the valuable info. Appreciate it!!!
Mitch
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Your welcome.
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I also installed mine using the caraflex. It went well up to the point I had to enter the cab at the rear. I did not have to use the elbow. i instead used the straight bushing connector. This is because a) the caraflex is in fact very flexible and b) I did not realize that once I got back to the rear of the cab, just behind the back rest, there is quiet a bit of vertical distance up to the underside of the floor pan. So the curvature of the caraflex was easily flexed with no kink, tension or other problems to the entry point. I created my own entry point with a 1" drill bit and the 1" bushing. The bushing has a gasket to keep it liquid tight...and fits like a glove.
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First thanks to everyone that contributes here, I've been reading for a couple months now, lots of good information. I figured I'd make my first post here instead of making a new topic regarding my install.
Last night I started my install which is requiring me to remove some of the previous owner's wiring, what a mess. I'm not really sure if I have the right hole in the engine compartment that you guys are talking about to run the power cable under the truck, just wanted to verify that I had the right one before I ran the cable.
Last question for now, will this fuse set up be ok in the engine compartment, I had a Stinger wiring kit in my Jimmy but it was sealed around the cable so I wasn't really worried about water getting to the fuse, or should I get another fuse block?
Thanks again
Last night I started my install which is requiring me to remove some of the previous owner's wiring, what a mess. I'm not really sure if I have the right hole in the engine compartment that you guys are talking about to run the power cable under the truck, just wanted to verify that I had the right one before I ran the cable.
Last question for now, will this fuse set up be ok in the engine compartment, I had a Stinger wiring kit in my Jimmy but it was sealed around the cable so I wasn't really worried about water getting to the fuse, or should I get another fuse block?
Thanks again