DC circuitry in an RV
OK, I know I'm a rube. Cut me some slack. :) To the battery, ya' got your white wire and your black wire. If my logic is correct, as opposed to AC, the white wire connects to positive and the bl...
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WyoTraveler wrote:
There does not appear to be any standard for DC in the RV industry. I would go with what is connected to the positive terminal of the battery. Mine are heavy duty and all black. However, I would go with your white being the positive and black negative. I have owned RVs since the 60s. Seems like the color turns out to be whatever is available at the time.:B
This.
My rig does NOT have a black wire and a white one, it has a red one and a white one.
My suggestion, figure out which is which: with the battery disconnected, plug the rig into shore power and stick a voltmeter across the battery leads, the voltmeter will tell you which is negative and which is positive. Unless of course, you've burned out something in the converter charging system by having the battery wired backwards first.
