theoldwizard1 wrote:
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 !
Yeah, there are a few odd things, which is why I'm struggling. When it comes to house stuff, I usually rip everything out and start from scratch! It's why I've ended up doing so much wiring, because I walk into an 80 YO house that's had half a dozen random nonsense patch jobs on it, and given that I'm not an actual trained electrician, it's way easier to just build a brand new setup.
My problem is, I don't still understand DC, and how the two exactly connect.
I'm trying to learn DC, and sort out what - that's currently there - is actually correct/code, and what is some guy's hodgepodge nonsense.... NOT easy, because I can't find a reference for the detailed wiring and components online. I feel like I have the very basics, and then I see a random wire, and I'm like 'where tf does this even go??' I've searched for a 'build-from'scratch' source online, and come up empty-handed. They've all been extremely basic in nature, and I think I need something more extensive that tells me every component and all that. Considering that I'm already thousands above the value of this total POS RV, adding another god-knows-how-much to pay someone to re-wire really pains me, especially when I feel like I should be able to learn this....
