Battery Installation question
Please help me to not ruin my new camper. I went out last night to reinstall the battery on our 15 Jayco 267bhs. Here is the problem. I wish I would have taken a picture of which wires go where. I tak...
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Another lesson here in not relying on the color of wire to determine where it is connected and what it does. A hand held multimeter should be in every RV'ers tool box. It will determine which wires are connected to ground/frame, immediately, without guesswork or having to make a trip to the store to replace fuses.
Conventionally, White is negative/ground and Black is positive/voltage to 12 V circuits.
A spark may happen when connecting in the way that the OP proceeded. It does not mean the connections are reversed. There are probably a few 12 V devices inside the trailer that are always on, the radio in stand by, the alarms, and the circuit boards for furnace and water heater (if those are switched to on).
Conventionally, White is negative/ground and Black is positive/voltage to 12 V circuits.
A spark may happen when connecting in the way that the OP proceeded. It does not mean the connections are reversed. There are probably a few 12 V devices inside the trailer that are always on, the radio in stand by, the alarms, and the circuit boards for furnace and water heater (if those are switched to on).
