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    Posted: 09 May 2022 at 5:34pm
Forgive me for I am not quite sure how to begin a post for "introduce yourself"
I am the new owner of a sweet 177 and glad I found this forum to learn by.

I do have my first question...
I am replacing the propane alarm that is located under the dining table. you can see where the red/black wires have been pulled through but uncertain if the somewhat obvious green/white wires are the appropriate attachemnt.  Does anyone else have this alarm/location/set-up?  Thank you for your comments/suggestions! 
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Welcome to the forum. You’ll find lots of good people and lots of good information here. To answer your question, the red and black wires are the correct ones for the propane monitor. Safe travels Vann

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I believe the red wire is the positive connection and the black is negative on the detector. Verify by looking at the instructions and go by them.

The green and white wires are correct. To find the positive wire, use a voltmeter. If you get a positive reading, then you will have the polarity correct. If you get a negative number, reverse the test leads. If you get a positive number, then the one with the voltmeter's red lead is the positive. Connect the red lead from the CO/LP detector to that. Connect the black wire to the other lead.
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Thank you...so appreciate the forum and the folks!Smile
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THANK YOU...I will do just that! Wink
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PS/ should there be two white/ two green per the one back / red?
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+1 to SH Check the polarity of the green/white wire and the white wire.  I just replaced my alarm and I believe that the green/white wire is the positive and yes you can remove the wire nuts (the yellow things) and wire your alarm into those connections.  If my memory serves me correctly the red lead on the alarm is the positive one.  The reason there is 2 wires at the wire nuts is that the 12v run goes onto power something else in the trailer.  Hope this helps
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Don't guess on which polarity is which. There are two different wire color code standards in use in rpods so it's confusing, and might not even have been done correctly at the factory. As SH says, use a multimeter to check for proper polarity before connecting If you dont have a meter but one, they're not expensive, and keep it in your travel toolkit. It will be handy to have more than once, guaranteed.

I suggest getting a multimeter with a clamp that can measure DC current, that will be useful if/when you want to see how much load current a device is using it how much current a charger is producing. Be sure the meter specifically says it measures DC, not just AC current. Here is an example

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Thank you...I have one on order. Thumbs Up
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Hi Jay,
If it isnt asking too much, when convieient could you post a snap shot of your propane alarm configuration? Did you have two green wires to one red and two white to one black? I will check mine when the voltmeter arrives. 
Much appreciated. Smile 
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