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84 Southwind wiring issue

DigitalFubar
Explorer
Explorer
Hello every one! I'm new here and to the r.v. World and recently picked up a 1984 southwind. Now I'm ok with most things and I'm probbally just over thinking this but the batterys are all up front and they were bad and were removed with out any pictures takin or wires marked.
So I'm left with a bunch of wires for the coach and other things that go to the battery.

1. I'm assuming every wire that runs to the fuse block is a positive

2. For the smaller wires that do not run to the fuse block how do I tell if they are supposed to be a hot or ground?

Thanks in advance and if this is the wrong section please move it
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DrewE
Explorer II
Explorer II
The only sure way is to track down where the wires go and what they are connected to. If the wire goes to a chassis ground point, it's a ground connection. If it goes to a fuse or circuit breaker, it should be a positive connection. If it does neither, you have to suss out what is going on in that specific situation.

It's possible that there is only one ground connection to the battery and the others are all positive. It's also possible that there may be a few ground connections, particularly if you have something like an inverter.

Often the wires start out from the factory with some sort of reasonable color scheme, too. Sometimes over the years one or more may be replaced or added and so especially on older RVs relying on correct color coding is a risky proposition.