DrewE wrote:
I might guess the widow maker cord was used to connect the inverter (underneath the fridge in the pictures) to the rest of the 120V system in the RV by backfeeding an outlet. Trashing it and wiring things more properly is a very wise move.
Thats what it looks like. I was able to dig a little deeper last night and found a couple more odd and potentially bad "custom" electrical work so I'm definately glad I'm checking it all over. It's not difficult work it just seems to take a bunch of time. I'm not going to lie, I am enjoying tinkering with all of these older RV appliances.