Securing cable outside trailer

[soon2bexpat]

I’m adding a solar panel and want to run the wire to the controller along the exterior of the trailer. I’m looking for suggestions to secure the wire.

[soon2bexpat]

beemerphile1 wrote:
Do you have a front molded cap? On mine it is wide open behind that cap.

I's a hybrid, so has the fold-out bed in front.

[beemerphile1]

Do you have a front molded cap? On mine it is wide open behind that cap. Drill a hole on top beyond the roof termination bar and drop it down.

[Gdetrailer]

Yeti plus wrote:
Search Home Depot.com for Legrand Cordmate. I used it to cover the cable from my backup camera mounted above the door on the rear of the TC down to the bumper so I could plug into the truck back up camera plugs. Just be carefull as the adhesive gives you one try, then it is where you put it. I have a dog leg on the bottom part of my install.
Brian

I suspect this is what Yeti is talking about..

Yeah, that is going to look pretty "getto".

Anything stuck on the outside is going to look like it was an afterthought and not really very nice looking..

Not to mention that "Wiremold" stuff isn't really designed for the great outdoors, is not weather proof and doubt that it is UV/Sunlight resistant.

Lots of folks have run their solar wires down the fridge roof vent if you do not wish to add an extra hole in the roof (although that is an oxymoron because you HAD to put at least FOUR holes in the roof per solar panel).

Once down the fridge vent you can take it down to the trailer frame and run to your controller and batteries.

If you are concerned about the wire length, move up to the next heavier wire ga (IE 12 ga move to 10 ga).

A much cleaner and neater installation.

[wa8yxm]

I would drop a PVC in that configuration. Or run the line via a vent or some such to the charge controller inside. tehn hook to the 12 volt panel inside the Trailer.

[ralphnjoann]

I ran my wire through a length of PVC pipe which was white and matched the trailer color. I used existing screws to attach nylon straps to secure the pipe.

[Yeti_plus]

Search Home Depot.com for Legrand Cordmate. I used it to cover the cable from my backup camera mounted above the door on the rear of the TC down to the bumper so I could plug into the truck back up camera plugs. Just be carefull as the adhesive gives you one try, then it is where you put it. I have a dog leg on the bottom part of my install.
Brian

[soon2bexpat]

Sorry. I want to attach the cable to the vertical front of the trailer, down to the battery on the tongue.

[Lwiddis]

If you mean the roof, I suggest Eternabond tape.

[agesilaus]

Dick_B wrote:
When my dealer added the DirecTV satellite dish on the roof of the RV he ran the cable thru the roof and routed thru a cabinet.

That's the way I went and use blobs of Dicor every foot or 18 inches to hold it down on the roof. People can also run the wire thru the kitchen vent

[jdc1]

If you do not want to use screws in the roof, just embed it in a large gob of Dicor caulk.

[Dick_B]

When my dealer added the DirecTV satellite dish on the roof of the RV he ran the cable thru the roof and routed thru a cabinet.