12v led wiring

tenbear wrote:

Ivylog wrote:
Chris is saying to power it from both ends with simple on/off switchs. Put 12V to the red leads.

You probably should power each end from the same 12v circuit. If not, when you open the doors on both sides two 12v circuits will be shorted together.

that's not a problem, unless your RV has some really weird setup where there are two different 12v systems that don't share a ground somehow.

voltage is potential and nothing more, you could have 10 12v batteries connected to the LED strip, as long as their grounds were all connected, it's still just 12v.

Ivylog wrote:
Chris is saying to power it from both ends with simple on/off switchs. Put 12V to the red leads.

You probably should power each end from the same 12v circuit. If not, when you open the doors on both sides two 12v circuits will be shorted together.

navegator wrote:
Wire it the same way as a stair in a house, with double pole double trow switches and yes you will need to run wires across the bay.

navegator

Single pole double throw switches are required for turning the lights off or on from either of two locations.

That makes sense. Hadn't thought about it like that. Thanks

Chris is saying to power it from both ends with simple on/off switchs. Put 12V to the red leads.

You don't really need to be complex- having two hots will be fine if you think about it. You don't need to turn it off from either side- just on.

Wire it the same way as a stair in a house, with double pole double trow switches and yes you will need to run wires across the bay.

navegator