Mains box

Jun 23, 2008
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Is it just me that has this problem?

On my last van, Sprite Alpine 2, I had to further file away the cable cut out on the bottom of the lid on the mains electric inlet box to allow the cable to fit at all and also avoid crushing the cable when the lid is closed. (Which it still did anyway)

Now I find exactly the same problem with my new Swift. (not surprising I suppose as it is probably exactly the same box)

In both cases the mains cable is that supplied with the van so I assume it is not anything larger diameter than normal. Don't people that design some of these things actually try them or is it me missing something somewhere. I also find it a bit frustrating that a tv co-ax connection is not built in, the extra cost to do it at the factory would have been peanuts. (maybe excusable on the Sprite which is a budget version of a Swift)

Bill D.
 
Feb 28, 2009
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Hi William,t

I believe you are right in your assumption that they do not try anything out prior to manufacture.

I have encounted the same problem with all my batt. boxes and my latest discovery is our walk in shower that doesn't keep the water in.........now that,s bl...y brilliant. Does look good though. Its all about design over functionality !!!
 
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Been doing a bit of further general web browsing and it seems that another common problem (which I also have on this and previous battery boxes so it is not just a problem of a recent bad batch) is difficulty with the catches both engaging & disengaging. For such a well known name as Thetford it appears to me a poor design. Difficult to understand why it has (apparently)never been improved. Anyone contacted Thetford or Swift about this. (I should add other web forums suggest it is a problem on many makes of vans not just Swift.)

Bill D.
 

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