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rambleonrose
Explorer II
Apr 01, 2020

Untangling an electrical mess! Need some guidance/paid help

I don't know if this is allowed - please, admin, let me know, if not! *If you have the skills and willingness/time to have a video session about this, to see things more clearly, I will happily co...
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theoldwizard1
Explorer II
Apr 02, 2020
wa8yxm wrote:

In house wiring (120VAC) WHITE is neutral. Black is hot (at least usually)
In automotive and electroic wiring Black is "Ground" Usually (not always).

Typically 120VAC wiring uses "Romex" (a black, a white and a bare inside of a sheath) and the wire itself is solid, not stranded.

12VDC wiring is usually single conductor and is stranded.

That bus bar with single stranded white wire is very odd !

Personally, I would pull as much of the wiring out as possible and START OVER !

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