KodiakRV said:I looked at the picture of your Element's front-end and said, "There's a fellow Floridian!"
[Lovebugs, for you outsiders. ;D ]
RV Roamer said:The Roadmaster diodes are rated for something like 50A at 12V, so no worries there. The diodes protect the toad's 12V system from being back-fed with 13-14V from the motorhome and exactly what that stops depends on how the toad's own wiring works. In general, without the diode you have a "wild" voltage looking for a place to ground and it may be reversing the normal polarity in the toad's 12v system. Sometimes it just lights up things that should be dead, but sometimes it has other side effects too. Placing the diodes in line stops any such worries.
BNTorsney said:... I do have a amprere load capacity, 85 amps.
Tom said:The higher rating (usually turned around the other way and called derating) will definitely reduce the probability of failure of the diodes.
BNTorsney said:Before and After
These two photos are the before and after face-on photos of the Honda.
After reviewing this reply, I now realize in the "after" photo, it's hard to see the bracket because both it and the Honda are black. In the future, I will take another, more from the side photo and post it. I am beginning the preliminary wiring soon. This wiring is from the bracket mounted electrical socket, back to the dashboard. I can't finalize this project because I don't yet have the necessary diodes. Does anyone have an "Online source" for the 15A/60VDC diodes?
Here are the pointers you requested: (wire colors: first color given is wire color, second color is a stripe running the length of wire)petelakeland said:Just made my 03 Element a toad. Was on Blue ox and Roadmaster brackets. Wound up with the Roadmaster. Install time on the 1541-1 MX was three hours and fit perfect. No trimming body panels but had to angle a few wrenches. Have a Falcon II which is easy to use and folds up nicely. Also have a brake buddy which handles the brake lights but need to wire the tail lights and directional lights. Just not sure what kit to get or just go with magnet lights. Have been told it is more tedious work tracking wires,etc..... Give me some pointers once you complete... Thanks...
I only shop at Camping World when I have no other choice, they are expensive. I gave up trying to find the diodes I wanted and purchased Roadmaster's "Hy-power" diodes from Etrailer.competelakeland said:Thanks for the update. I towed my E about 40 miles a last weekend and almost forgot it was there. Ford V10. It was during the day so i wasn't to worried about lighting. Brake buddy worked well although I need to up the sensitivity.
I will tag on your experience and ask what diodes did you get and where? Saw discussions about Camping world and will look back. Looks like your weekend is wired..
petelakeland said:Just made my 03 Element a toad. Was on Blue ox and Roadmaster brackets. Wound up with the Roadmaster. Install time on the 1541-1 MX was three hours and fit perfect. No trimming body panels but had to angle a few wrenches. Have a Falcon II which is easy to use and folds up nicely. Also have a brake buddy which handles the brake lights but need to wire the tail lights and directional lights. Just not sure what kit to get or just go with magnet lights. Have been told it is more tedious work tracking wires,etc..... Give me some pointers once you complete... Thanks...