26' Toy Hauler - Audio Video upgrades 2015 RAGE'N X Install & Mods - Turned the ramp into a patio! Page 11

[meade916]

Just to let everyone know, the above setup worked PHENOMENAL !! It was so nice to run the tv and sattelite off the power inverter and the battery bank for a few hours at a time rather than running the generator all day. 2 XS Power XP3000 Batteries and i also get the use of the D6500 which is also in the mix up front . It saved me a TON of generator gas! I would just keep my eye on the trusty SMD VM-1 and when the LED got to a certain point, i just hit the remote on the ford from the trailer. For the next 10 minutes or so (not sure the exact time) the motor runs and i get that 14.3v goodness from the alternator. Never interrupts the tv, charges up fat, and i am back in business for a few more hours. That's a few hours of USE. For those times we aren't at the trailer of course it's not using any power.

so anyhow, this setup was better than i expected!

[meade916]

Ok here is the latest update and an explanation of why i am doing what i am doing. First of all, we LOVE this toy hauler! But we are a TV at night watching couple. We watch our Netflix shows, our Inkmaster etc shows....it's kind of our thing. So when we are camping at the sand dunes, contrary to what hardcore campers would say, you need to have your luxuries! We have no TV in the back bedroom. We tried to watch our shows on my laptop but that sucked! It was all on the blanket in the way and stuff.

So after that trip, i got to thinking. I decided on a projector ran off an HDMI splitter from the Dish box. I plan on paining the wall flat white as well as the inside of the door. This is JUST a TEST!! Where the projector is at, it measures 48". Perfect haha! We have a 55 in our room so this will work great.

So this door slides. I plan on making the DOOR and the WALL behind it flat white. This way it is perfectly on the wall if the door is shut or on the door when the door is open. It is gonna be dope!!! Just gotta make a mount for the perfect angle as well as run the rest of the wiring...which i am doing now.

the wall and the door are brown right now...so this will be better soon!! I was just testing!

A 1000 Watt pure sine wave inverter. For my delicate items like the TV, Dish box and PS4. You don't need one for a drill or a vacuum but for sensitive stuff i would always use pure sine wave. This is a great unit. Did it's job flawlessly during the last trip. Never got warm just did its job.

[meade916]

Ok my number 1 complaint about this factory 32" TV....the bezel. Sorry! this is sooo early 2000 feeling. It just seems generic. Stock. Even the remote is a clunky piece of shit. So i figured that as large as those bezels are, i can get about a 40" , less bezel and it wouldn't be very much larger (physically).

This thing was bugging the crap out of me.

the power for this TV only works when the generator is on. So i am not using that any longer.

I won't be using any of this anymore. Maybe just the over-the-air antenna (the coax).

just a little bigger but so much nicer! very small bezel!

This remote sucks!!! lol

I own several Samsungs so i am no stranger to this one...which is nice.

Well at the store, the holes APPEARED to be about the same spot! But you know they had to make my life tough. No way they would use a universal mount. Must be specially made for their clunky TV. Time to make it happen. New holes of course...and some cutting on the rear side.

[meade916]

you can't see it here because i don't have a pic of it, but i had to cut a piece off of the back side of this mount so the new tv would lock up out of the way. Yes, i took my air saw to it and cut that shit off. Then i modded it so it still did it's job (it is part of the chain guide for the release mechanism). When i finish all of this i will make a video of it and you will see what i did. Trust me this was a bigger bitch than it needed to be.

If you look close you can see what i did with the wiring. I don't want to attempt to run wires through the wall so i am trying to make them look natural running across the ceiling over to the dish, ps4, sound system and projector. It really does look factory in person now

[meade916]

i used wire concealers to run my cables. It is hard to tell that they are there which is nice! almost looks like my wiring is supposed to be there. There is 3 HDMI, one AC Cable (outlet) and a TV out wire in that bundle. Plus the HDMI cables running to the back bedroom and power running back to the front. FUN!

stay tuned i will be at it this week finishing the projector (and walls)! Also i am going to hook up a completely separate sound system just for bedroom use. So we won't have to use that little speaker inside the projector to hear the TV LOL

[meade916]

once my TV situation is done and handled, i will start deciding on amplification and some other speakers. One thing at a time

[meade916]

A nice run of Skyhigh 4ga OFC from the 1000 watt power inverter out to the battery bank.

Running wires from inside the cabin to the outside world was a challenge...but i got it handled!

Sunforce 1000 watt pure sine wave inverter

a power cable, and a coax cable both ran through this hole and up to the boxes.

the power inverter tucks away nicely in the cabinet. You can't see anything but the front face of it. You will see in the video i will be uploading soon.

in the meantime, i used an SMD AMM-1 to confirm how much juice i am actually pulling with EVERYTHING on at the same time. Which will almost never happen. About 380 watts. Most of that is the projector in the back room. That thing pulls some power! This is with the PS4, Satellite box, 40" TV and the projector all on at the same time. WELL within it's operating range and it don't even break a sweat

3d printing some mounting feet for the projector. It has to be at a crazy angle to get it just right. This worked GREAT!!

the Skyhigh 4ga and the 1/0 needed to be fused. I used a Skyhigh ANL fuse holder.

[meade916]

Seams like a good spot for the new fuse holder.

Some Skyhigh 1/0 for the future audio system upgrades. I did a fat run on the other side of the toy hauler and left myself plenty for when i start "phase 2".

Since i ninja'd a 4ga cable onto a fuse holder that wasn't supposed to accommodate it, i had to modify the plastic housing. I don't have any pics of me cleaning this up but really once it cools down, all the ugly shit just snaps off leaving you with a nice edge.

the 3d Printed feet work pefect!

Next phase: painting the wall white where the projector hits it...the door too. Stay tuned!!!

Put it all back together working GREAT! It goes into the RV dealership for service tomorrow. I wonder what they will think when they see the battery bank for the first time haha!

[meade916]

Sound system updates coming soon! It won't be a party on wheels...but it will be nice! and it will be better!

[audiofanaticz]

HA, I did the same thing with those fuse holder covers to get it to close all the way with the big copper lugs.