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Originally Posted by ken0042
Yeah, the 1.5" deep box should work in theory. I am just concerned about it being made of steel.
Basically the box is going to be used as a junction box. I have bought this device and will be attaching it to the 12 volt side of my trailer's power supply. It has an inline 5 amp fuse; and the cord it came with wasn't long enough. Even if it was long enough, that would have burried the fuse behind the wall. So this junction box will be used to connect this device to the 12 volt line going to the power supply.
Where my concern with a steel box comes into play is with this being a trailer it will be prone to a lot of vibration as it travels down the road. I know I could wrap a lot of electrical tape around the wire to protect it from rubbing against the sharp edges of the box, but I would rather there be zero possibility of a short circuit. |
For a little extra piece of mind, you can use a short piece of the vinyl jacket which encapsulates standard NMD cable and a wrap (or ten) of e-tape. Put this jacket around the cable and wrap it up with tape prior to pulling the wire into the box and securing it with the "Loomex" (i.e. NMD) clamp. Didn't realize you were referring to a travel trailer, not a mobile home. Regardless, securing it as I suggested will do the job just fine. As Nufy suggested, if you can find the appropriate rubber grommet for the size of the knock-out on the box and the wire dimension, then you can forego the cable clamp entirely.
Hope this helps!
Ron