Power distribution panel

[Lowpaidnurse]

I wanted to see if anyone had used one of these in their rig. I have a 76 Trillium 1300 that I would like to put 1 more outlet, a water pump, and a Maxxair fan in to. I appreciate any assistance.

[Gompka]

Originally Posted by Lowpaidnurse

I wanted to see if anyone had used one of these in their rig. I have a 76 Trillium 1300 that I would like to put 1 more outlet, a water pump, and a Maxxair fan in to. I appreciate any assistance.Attachment 118977

This is what came from scamp on my 2013 13 footer, it looks like a nicely designed distribution panel, i still have plenty of free 12v and 120v slots for future upgrades.

[gordon2]

Originally Posted by Gompka

This is what came from scamp on my 2013 13 footer, it looks like a nicely designed distribution panel, i still have plenty of free 12v and 120v slots for future upgrades.

Ditto, came in my 2015 year Scamp.. I've pulled it out twice already for modifications. Easy to work on and lots of flexibility. Although it might be easy to do what you want without it (I can't say without being there however). There are so many fuse slots I filled half of them with spare fuses.

[stevebaz]

When I upgraded my system I got a better panel with smart wizard charging to prolong battery life. That panel you choose doesn't have smart battery charging. With the expense, time and electrical work involved I personally would and did get a better unit.

[Jeanette P.]

Originally Posted by stevebaz

When I upgraded my system I got a better panel with smart wizard charging to prolong battery life. That panel you choose doesn't have smart battery charging. With the expense, time and electrical work involved I personally would and did get a better unit.

I was considering this panel, any thoughts?

[Casita Greg]

Originally Posted by stevebaz

When I upgraded my system I got a better panel with smart wizard charging to prolong battery life. That panel you choose doesn't have smart battery charging. With the expense, time and electrical work involved I personally would and did get a better unit.

Although it will hook up to one, it doesn't have a converter either, which you'd need to incorporate a battery charger or if you want to hook up any 12 vdc loads. You'd need to either already have, or add, a converter if you don't already have one.

[gordon2]

Originally Posted by stevebaz

...That panel you choose doesn't have smart battery charging. With the expense, time and electrical work involved I personally would and did get a better unit.

It does not have ANY battery charging at all. It is only a power distribution panel. It is intended to be part of a system that includes a converter. With it you can choose any converter you want, trade it out if you want, etc. With an integrated converter with all the fuses and breakers built in, you have to replace the entire unit if it goes bad (and is not repairable). Or you could replace the integrated unit with a converter and a separate power distribution panel.

OP did say they wanted to add some circuits and said nothing about the converter. Hopefully the converter is in good shape and appropriately sized for the added load. If it is, this panel is one way to add some circuits.

[gordon2]

Originally Posted by Jeanette P.

I was considering this panel, any thoughts?

It all depends on what you have now and what you want to add.

With my rig I could properly add 12 volt circuits to the first panel you mentioned. The rest of my system and my converter were appropriate.

BUT YMMV.

I could probably also add a 120 volt AV outlet/circuit to the panel, but I have no need and so I have not looked into it.

[BruceW]

Progressive distribution panels, converters, transfer switches, power quality and surge protectors are all used on Escapes, either as std or options. They are relatively inexpensive and designed to play well with each other.

[BruceW]

Brian B-P just PM’d me and is absolutely correct - Escapes use WFCO (not Progressive) for all but the EMS. And Samlex or GoPower inverters and solar controllers. That’s what I get for trusting my memory and not checking first. Thanks for spotting my error!