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A while back Russ White posted a warning about the insulation on the 4/0 cable going from a positive battery post to the inverter fuse holder that was degrading & causing a potential fire hazard.

Russ' warning caused me to inspect mine since his & my coach are only 1 apart.  Mine too was starting to degrade, but on a much lesser level than on Russ' coach.  Mine continued to degrade until the inner stranded copper wire was clearly visible which was clearly a potential fire hazard.  None of the other battery cables exhibited this degrading.

On my coach the 4/0 cable runs from the positive house battery post, out the back of the battery compartment, runs through the center of the coach and ends up in the inverter compartment and bolts up to one end of the inverter fuse.  The old cable is tie wrapped and sealed in so I cut out as much as I could.  I ran a new cable from the inverter compartment, through the plumbing compartment and into the battery compartment.

All is now working well and a fire hazard has been removed.  Thanks Russ!

I would suggest that every one monitor the condition of the cable from the inverter fuse to the positive battery connection.  For those with a '97, '98 or '99 I would suggest a very close inspection.  It is my opinion, we know what that is worth, that this may be the result of some bad 4/0 cabling that Newell unknowingly purchased that is degrading in a very unusual manner.  I have had several battery experts inspect the old cabling and none have seen this type of degrading without chemical interaction or extreme conditions not present in our coaches.  While my cable was degrading in the battery compartment, it was degrading just as bad in the center coach run and the inverter compartment.

Please don't ignore a fire hazard.................................

Hello Newell gurus,

I recently purchased #1451,2012 Newell. I owned a 2005 Monaco before this. Every year I would
go to the Sturgis rally and drool all over my neighbors Newell. So, I stepped up.....way up!
And I purchased it this summer. I am so happy I did. What a difference in the ride and comfort.
My girlfriend and I love it! so do my riding buddies.

Sorry in advance if my questions seem stupid. But there is soooooo much more to learn on this unit
then my Monaco. I look forward to getting knowledge from all of you. And down the road maybe I can
help as well. I look forward to getting to know the gurus.

Thank you in advance

Guys when I shut down my engine a loud hissing noise is heard and can traced to the engine battery compartment. Pictured is the noise maker all air is dumped till the gauge reaches 0. Is this normal? It is not causing me any problems, just asking if this is supposed to happen. Thanks in advance for your comments. 

Coach #530 & #531 were together again for the first time since 1998 when they were in the production line together.

It was almost a rally as there were three Gurus at Newell--Bares, Russ White & Bob/Diane Hedman.  I also saw Forrest & Cindy's old coach and got to meet the new owners.  Lots of good conversation.

The new owner of our 90 Wanderlodge is coming in today and we have both coaches parked side by side.  We are still trying to figure out where everything is going to go but there is definitely a LOT more space inside!  We are in love with this Newell!  Now I just have to get a good name for her... I like Dorothy since we got her from Kansas (and she does have a Ruby stripe!)... 

Enough said................................................

http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_...wsID=78257

priced at 59,900, in cottonwood arizona

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/ctd/5227738186.html

tom

As I type this I am sitting on the side of the road 10 miles east of Okc.. 

Picked coach up from Newell at 1030 this morn backed op to trailer and all of the sudden no power steering and the smell of hydraulic fluid.. Turn coach off notice approximately 5 gallons on the ground. How do I know 5 gallons ? Cuz reservoir in back was dry.. Newell sends someone out fixes blown hose right by fitting and splices in new 10 inch section.. By this time it's 4 we have some food head out to Okc.. 11 miles east of Okc hear boom and see lots of sparks.. Rear wheel passenger side of trailer blown.

No problem I have stacker. I get spare out , get jack ,turn on air compressor. Hook up  air hose grab Impact gun grab sockets.. Don't have socket big enough for lug nuts and the trailer lugs are larger than the Mercedes lugs I have in stacker..[amoff][/amoff] I have with me.. 

Return to coach call blue sky roadside assistance. Post how 90 % preparedness don't mean squat if u can't get the lugnuts off

I had this idea in my Wanderlodge to put a BIG TV behind the couch on a lift that would lift up in front of the window.  Anyone know of a good lift system for a 55" LED (THIN) TV (about 40 lbs)?  I called Newell and they said the system they now use takes up 14" of space so I would have to push the couch out onto the slideout to make enough room for it.  I would like to find something that uses considerably less room behind the couch.  

I have pretty extensive hand tools and lots of 24-volt cordless tools for pretending to work on my coach... 
Where do you guys normally mount your tool box?  In my current coach there is one bay that is devoted to it but I'm not really seeing one on the Newell.  I definitely want it on the curb side and the only really good location has a Joey bed in it.  I was thinking about mounting a 6-10" tall slide drawer tray/box (east/west mounting) that is about 26" wide and 18" deep on the Joey bed - this way it would clear the sides of the Joey bed.  
Then I could mount whatever size regular or middle chest toolbox on top of that.  I think this will work if the Joey bed can handle all the weight... any other (better) ideas?