Im working on my truck and once again reminded auto spec electrical connectors are rated about ten -10- disconnects. Of the 4 Ive handled in the last 72 hours 1 broke, and its likely none were disconnected before. 19 years in service still takes a toll. I no longer trust them and expect them to break every time.
Crimp is still auto and military standard, tho, which is different than what style of plastic pin and socket holders are used. Keep that in mind. Solder heat tempers copper, making it brittle, and in the life of equipment that moves overland, wiring that breaks while in motion is not tolerated.
The miltary crimps, and uses expensive connectors rated in the hundreds of disconnects to keep equipment in service up to 25 years or longer. They also spec water tite immersion proof, nice to have for river crossings but a high requirement for us. And their way of doing things isnt cheap.
Best compromise I see is Wago lever connectors. They crimp the wire, they can be easily dissasembled, with watertight boxes they are immersion proof, and using tinned multistrand wire they wont develop voltage drop as they are much less prone to corrosion. This isnt as pronounced on the 110v shore side, the use of Wago connectors still keeps prices down with serviceable lines easily repaired.
Electric and water are regulated to not be run inside camper walls. What appears to be an annoyance is actually a blessing since diagnosis, maintenance, and repair are more easily done. Having a common run for each to lay out, service, with access, makes for a better home off road. What we need are methods to protect them rather than throwing them behind the cabinets and furniture. Like Airstream building frames like airplane fuselage, wr should be using computer and space shuttle tech - ways and trays - to route our critical supplies with the attention they deserve, rather than hiding them as if they are an embarrassment.
I bought the kit to contain and manage our wall mounted tv cables. It cleans up that clutter and directs it where its needed. I can see that being used from the access box to the last USB power port in a trailer. Run it half way up the wall -above counter tops, below cabinets. Waterlines there would suffer a lot less from freezing and road conditions, too.
With red and blue decor, the pex lines would coordinate well. ; ) Well ok, you could run some covers over them.
