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mcarter
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Topic: Solar connection on 179 not working Posted: 05 May 2018 at 3:38pm |
IMHO - I would not modify the trailer to accept an add on. I would check polarity when install begins and adapt accordingly. To my knowledge the Zamp connections from battery to rear of trailer are not fused. Moving connections around on battery is a bad idea. Easy to check polarity and easy to adjust without modifying trailer wiring.
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Mike Carter
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Ben Herman
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Posted: 05 May 2018 at 5:01pm |
Originally posted by Wood River Pod
Please excuse my possible ignorance. Rather than cut and slice, couldn't you just swap the wires on the battery terminals. Seems like the more simple fix. Right? Then if you ever needed to reverse, just swap them back.Thanks |
Well, I'd already cut and spliced since the suitcase system had alligator clips rather than the mini-plug. I'll probably avoid reversing the wires at the battery - too many things could go wrong with that approach (imo) since I don't know if there is anything else tapped into that line.
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Posted: 05 May 2018 at 5:26pm |
Originally posted by Ben Herman
Originally posted by Wood River Pod
Please excuse my possible ignorance. Rather than cut and slice, couldn't you just swap the wires on the battery terminals. Seems like the more simple fix. Right? Then if you ever needed to reverse, just swap them back.Thanks |
Well, I'd already cut and spliced since the suitcase system had alligator clips rather than the mini-plug. I'll probably avoid reversing the wires at the battery - too many things could go wrong with that approach (imo) since I don't know if there is anything else tapped into that line. |
There isn't anything tapped into it. It's a straight shot. Reversing the wires, and adding a wrap of colored electrical tape on the end, is a thing done normally in the electrical world.
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Ben Herman
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Posted: 05 May 2018 at 5:29pm |
Originally posted by furpod
Originally posted by Ben Herman
Originally posted by Wood River Pod
Please excuse my possible ignorance. Rather than cut and slice, couldn't you just swap the wires on the battery terminals. Seems like the more simple fix. Right? Then if you ever needed to reverse, just swap them back.Thanks |
Well, I'd already cut and spliced since the suitcase system had alligator clips rather than the mini-plug. I'll probably avoid reversing the wires at the battery - too many things could go wrong with that approach (imo) since I don't know if there is anything else tapped into that line. |
There isn't anything tapped into it. It's a straight shot. Reversing the wires, and adding a wrap of colored electrical tape on the end, is a thing done normally in the electrical world.
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OK thx - appreciate the info. Since I have to re-splice the connection, I'll just go ahead and reverse it that way, but will do as you suggest and mark it accordingly.
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Posted: 05 May 2018 at 6:41pm |
Originally posted by furpod
There isn't anything tapped into it. It's a straight shot. Reversing the wires, and adding a wrap of colored electrical tape on the end, is a thing done normally in the electrical world. |
For a bit more "professional" job and probably a lot more permanent, you could use a long chunk of colored shrink tubing on each pigtail at the battery. One red, one black. I usually have some shrink tubing in my electrical odds & ends box.
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bp
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Posted: 05 May 2018 at 6:43pm |
Originally posted by GlueGuy
Originally posted by furpod
There isn't anything tapped into it. It's a straight shot. Reversing the wires, and adding a wrap of colored electrical tape on the end, is a thing done normally in the electrical world. | For a bit more "professional" job and probably a lot more permanent, you could use a long chunk of colored shrink tubing on each pigtail at the battery. One red, one black. I usually have some shrink tubing in my electrical odds & ends box.
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Yes.. I do that regularly also..
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Posted: 06 May 2018 at 8:36am |
I think there are two different responses to the questions posed in several posts above-- 1)not all solar suitcase systems are reverse polarity wired. Renogy does not use reverse polarity wiring and 2) sometimes in the 12 volt DC world black and white are both used to denote neutral wires. Red is always noted as positive at least, that is my experience Vann
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