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TracksideNW
Explorer
Jun 09, 2015

Running Lights Won't Work - Wiring Help Needed Please

OK I just bought a 2008 Lance 830 camper. Everything except the running lights work fine. So I accessed the battery box where the leads from the plug come in and thought I could just check for contin...
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Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
Jun 09, 2015
JaxDad wrote:
First off, using standard colour codes, the brown wire is running lights.


That's not the standard for RVs- it is the standard for semi trailers. There is a ton of misinformation out there now.

That said- it could have been wired by someone who didn't know what they were doing, or Lance could be going non-standard.


I'd start by testing that there's power coming out of the plug you're connecting the camper to.


He did that- the truck is fine.

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