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TheLostBoy
Explorer
Jul 27, 2017

How to wire 12v Converter w/2 blue, 1 red, and 1 white wire

Hello, We purchased a pretty old camper that we're trying to fix up and it came with a converter wired up, but it wasn't working. I purchased another from a wrecker and wired it up the same way, and...
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Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
Jul 27, 2017
A make and model of the converter would help. Older B&W and Magnetek models used 3 wire outputs- white red, and blue. The white is negative, red to the battery, blue to the fuse panel. There is an internal relay which switches the battery out of the circuit when power is present, and charges it.
The wiring you have looks jury rigged, at best.

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