Reverse Polarity- Stereo not working
Hey all I have a 71 Avion camper parked at an RV more or less year round. I have a car radio hooked up and shortly after I moved into the park, the stereo stopped working. My control panel read "Reve...
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REVERSE POLARITY on the 12VDC BATTERY setup has fuses to protect against things like this. The REVERSE POLARITY FUSEs betwen the battery terminals and the 12VDC distribution panel will immediately blow if the battery terminals are reversed accidentally..
Am not familiar with the panel you are referring to but it sounds like it is referring to REVERSE POLARITY on the 120VAC side of things... i.e. the three 120VAC conductors (HOT-NEUTRAL-GROUND) coming from the shore power cable side are seeing this problem and reporting at such...
I would use one of those 120VAC circuit tester plugged directly into a 120VAC receptacle and see what lights show on it...
If every thing is wired correctly only the two ORANGE LIGHTS on the bottom right will be lit up...
Roy Ken
Am not familiar with the panel you are referring to but it sounds like it is referring to REVERSE POLARITY on the 120VAC side of things... i.e. the three 120VAC conductors (HOT-NEUTRAL-GROUND) coming from the shore power cable side are seeing this problem and reporting at such...
I would use one of those 120VAC circuit tester plugged directly into a 120VAC receptacle and see what lights show on it...
If every thing is wired correctly only the two ORANGE LIGHTS on the bottom right will be lit up...
Roy Ken
