Elden -
Glad you corrected the problem. I used Red & Black
electrical tape to recode my front & rear exposed
DC cables. When I was into my converter & rear
breaker panel, I did the same. Of course, this was
done after the first time I hooked up an external
charger wrong to the rear bat - even knowing of
the wiring code conflict. I also tagged the wires
[+] & [-], in case Winnie ever sees my tape.
My Ham Radio equipment hooked to front & rear bats
are all 'normal' Black = Ground. Crossed polarity
on electronic gear isn't fun. I don't want to get
in the habit of connecting Red to Black.
Jack_son '03 EVC '01 Passat
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Elden-
Are you aware of the Winnie house wiring code
used on ALL of their added 12V DC EVC circuits?
Black = HOT = Plus. Green = Negative or Ground.
This as been mentioned here, but keeps getting
people in trouble.
I assume you are using the converter/charger.
There's a small 30A circuit breaker buried inside
it. It is identical to the one Winnie mounted
between front bat & the solenoid/relay on the
firewall of my '03 EVC.
The automatic reset breaker could be overloading,
or could be defective. It is difficult to get
access to, requiring removal of the plastic panel
below the closet.
I suggest checking wiring adjacent to the new rear
bat first. Do you have a test meter?
How do the galley lights work on just the battery
without AC or alternator charging?
Regards,
Jack_son
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I replaced my dead coach battery but when I connect the
battery,the
power converter clicks every 10 seconds and the lights flick
but
stay
on.. ????? thanks,Elden
Ya'know,I was sitting on the porch and I thought. "That color
coding
is screwy. I better make sure I didn't connect that battery wrong."
Sure enough,I had. Problem solved. Thanks.
I also took a Sharpie and wrote the color code on the battery box
cover so it won't happen again. Elden
