battery cables mixed up?
I have a 1997 35' Southwind Fleetwood with I think a Chevy 450/454 engine. I think the last maintenance man may have crossed my battery cables. I no longer can hold the dash button to engage the coa...
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Here is a pictorial from google images on how two 12VDC batteries are connected in parallel or two 6VDC golf cart batteries connected in series.
What I do here alot if I have removed my battery terminals for one reason or another is the find the word 'NEG' or symbol '-' stamped into the battery case and make sure this is the where the frame ground cable is going to.
It is very easy to get the cables mixed up and if that happens it immediately blow a in-line fuse close to the battery bank as well as two fuses back on the 12VDC Distribution Panel MARKED REVERSE POLARITY.
If you find these three fuses blown be sure to correct the bad wiring first before replacing the blown fuses as it will just blow them again...
Roy Ken
What I do here alot if I have removed my battery terminals for one reason or another is the find the word 'NEG' or symbol '-' stamped into the battery case and make sure this is the where the frame ground cable is going to.
It is very easy to get the cables mixed up and if that happens it immediately blow a in-line fuse close to the battery bank as well as two fuses back on the 12VDC Distribution Panel MARKED REVERSE POLARITY.
If you find these three fuses blown be sure to correct the bad wiring first before replacing the blown fuses as it will just blow them again...
Roy Ken
