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Veepeak L5-30P Shore Power Inlet

I bought the Veepeak inlet as a fixed connection component for my camper equipment. The build diary's roof-entry photographs provide context for the separate work of making cable routes and mounting enclosures on the van.

By Steven Smith · Camper Van Freedom

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The larger roof enclosure during my cable-entry work.
The larger roof enclosure during my cable-entry work.

The item in my kit

I bought Veepeak L5-30P Shore Power Inlet as part of my camper van equipment.

I bought the Veepeak inlet as a fixed connection component for my camper equipment. The build diary's roof-entry photographs provide context for the separate work of making cable routes and mounting enclosures on the van.

Where it fits my build

I brought the roof light wires and camera cables into a PVC conduit layout. That work included drilled enclosures, threaded fittings, cable glands, solder-seal splices and grouped wiring.

During the small-box stage, I drilled for a male PVC fitting and used a fitting inside as a retaining nut. I routed the camera cable through a gland into a tee and brought the light-wire groups toward the van entry.

A grouped roof-wire connection before the final conduit work.
A grouped roof-wire connection before the final conduit work.

My build notes

The wiring project was a sequence of individual connections and routes. The photographs show the intermediate stages, including open boxes and wrapped wire groups, before the remaining covers and conduit joints were finished.

I built the cable route a section at a time, bringing local connections into the larger conduit system.

Alternative products

Two alternatives to compare

RVGUARD and the second covered L5-30P inlet offer alternative housings around the same connector pattern, with different flange and cover designs.

RVGUARD L5-30P Shore Power Inlet

RVGUARD L5-30P Shore Power Inlet

This inlet presents an L5-30P twist-lock connector inside a covered white housing. Its flange provides the surrounding mounting points.

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Covered L5-30P Shore Power Inlet

Covered L5-30P Shore Power Inlet

This covered inlet uses the L5-30P twist-lock connector pattern. A surrounding flange provides the mounting points for its housing.

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Questions from my build

What connected the roof equipment to the van entry?

A PVC conduit layout with boxes, fittings and cable glands.

What did I do at the small junction box?

I drilled the box for a threaded PVC fitting and arranged the light-wire connections inside that part of the route.

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