battery cables
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Topic: battery cables
Posted By: guy52
Subject: battery cables
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2021 at 10:59am
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Okay i screwed up went to change battery's on my Rpod 179 which has two batteries didnt take a pic im hoping someone with the same setup can tell me what the white cable is and where to i connect it im thinking negative, the trailer does have a hook up for solar. i took it to the dealer and they weren't even sure. Thank you
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2021 at 11:02am
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Both reds go to positive. The black and white go to negative. After all, they are taped together.
You say you have multiple batteries. Are they two 12V batteries (connected in parallel) or two 6V batteries (connected in series)? In any case, red goes to positive but the others go to the negative terminal of the other battery. If you have two 12V batteries in parallel, you should have two jumper cables between the batteries, positive to positive and negative to negative. If you have two 6V batteries in series, you should have one jumper cable between the negative of the battery with the red wires connected and the positive of the second battery where the black and white wires are connected. It would be nice if FR kept the same colors for positive and negative for both the battery cables and the solar connection cables. That would likely eliminate some of the confusion. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2021 at 11:33am
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White is used as neutral just like your home wiring. So that should connect to -12vdc which is grounded to the chassis. That should be true throughout your trailer unless someone has miswired it.
The confusion comes from the use of two different wire color code standards in RVs, the National Electric Code (white neutral, colored wires hot (typically black or red) and the automotive standard (black negative, red positive). The NEC does apply to RVs btw, they are not cars. Because it's such a source of confusion and many owners WI d up miswiring, I generally recommend using a multimeter to confirm what you think you have before making connections. In this particular case, the fact that the wires are taped together as StephenH points out, makes it clear what goes where. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |