As is typical when embarking on a project about which I know little, I’m very behind on my electrical timeline. But I am making process! I finally got the first of the two new outlets installed.

Disclaimer: I am not an electrician. All of this applies to my own rig using advice from a trusted electrician. I am not responsible if you use any information from this post and damage your RV!

There were a couple of problems with the work I did last time. Croft told me that I had way too much bare wire and that I should only expose as much as I need to wrap around the screws. So I rewired the outlet like so:

I did two wraps around the screws, so the ends are bits that just didn’t fit and were too small to be snipped away

He also informed me that I needed a box to protect the outlet. Eep! No stock boxes exist that would fit the height profile of the cabinet. So I made my own out of a stiff plastic tub that I screwed into the cabinet. Never one to be too cautious, I then taped around it to make sure that everything is secure:

Hey, it looks like an outlet!

The new outlet actually feels more secure than the old one. I haven’t tested it yet with the power on, but when I tried to plug something into it, the outlet didn’t move. The old one used to push up into the cabinet a little.

Now, the other outlet was a little more finicky and by the time I figured out how to use the wall-mount case, I was beyond frustrated. So I’ll come back to it, and the 12V outlet, tomorrow.