battery hook up
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Topic: battery hook up
Posted By: ace
Subject: battery hook up
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2021 at 6:50pm
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I am trying to connect a single battery on my 2014 182G. There are two wires, one red and one white. The white one appears to be connected to the frame so it must be the ground. Where is the other wire?
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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2021 at 6:57pm
Should be findable, have you found it yet? Comes directly out of the converter so the red cable shouldn't be far away.
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Posted By: ace
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2021 at 4:51am
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No I have not found it. There is only a white and red wire. When I connect the white to the negative and the red to the positive it sparks badly.
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2021 at 6:59am
The red wire is your +12v connection. The white is your negative (neutral/chassis) connection. You won't find a black wire if that's what you're looking for. Rpods are wired per electric code standards, which only allow white to be used for neutral, like in your house. They are not wired using the automotive standard with black negative/chassis connection.
If youre getting a significant spark you might have some 12v load turned on in the trailer, or your charger might be operating ready to charge the battery, or your 7 way connector to the tow vehicle mmight be causing it. A small spark is normal. Remove the two 40 amp fuses in the panel, disconnect the 7 way, and shut off the breakers, then connect the battery. Put the fuses back and see if anything is turned on, then plug in to shore power, turn on the breaker, and see if the charger operates.
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2021 at 11:24am
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Posted By: ace
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2021 at 4:32am
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so I hooked up the white to negative and red to positive. Volt meter reads at 13. But the lights still will not go on??? Checked fuses and converter, fuses ok and power to converter working. Any suggestions?
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2021 at 1:31pm
Did you check your chassis grounds? My other suggestion is to start tracing with your meter for where you lose 12v. Make sure you have you meter negative on a god chassis ground. Then check for voltage step by step to the DC panel.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold
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