I have a 2003 Flagstaff 206LTD folding camper. I recently re-installed the deep cycle battery back in the pop-up in preparation for the camping season. I have a white wire and a black wire that connect to the battery terminals. I could not remember which color belonged to positive and which to negative. I went ahead and connected black to negative and white to positive and left it that way. I have a feeling that I messed up. I have not opened up the trailer to check it. I disconnected the battery. Before I reconnect I want to make certain I have the connections correct. Is white positve & black negative?
From everything I've read. I would say you are correct. White is Pos. +
On the Coleman/Fleetwood camper the black is positive and has a small circuit breaker built in. The white is the negative wire. Call or email Flagstaff and ask them to make sure. If you have a circuit breaker on one of the wires, that is the positive. If you have the wires backward you will blow a fuse.:)
White is NEG and black is POS......absolutely certain....
Here's a tip I use for any kind of 'connection' I have to re-assemble - from stereo cords, to computer cables, to batteries....
Get yourself a couple of rolls of colored electrical tape - I bought 5 small rolls of electrical tape in one package - Green, yellow, orange, red & blue - or, in your case, you could use white bandage tape and black electrical tape -
Anyway, you put a tiny piece of electrical tape on or near the outlet on the stereo (for example) and a piece of the same color on the cord of the corresponding plug. You can make the 'tag' long enough to write on if need be - 'Jon's Stereo' 'gateway', or 'Sony Radio'.
I have also used colored nail polish to mark matching things in a similar way.
Just put a piece of white tape on the positive side of the battery, and a piece of black tape on the neg side - then you just have to match the colors of the wires!
Laura
Quote from: ScouterMomHere's a tip I use for any kind of 'connection' I have to re-assemble - from stereo cords, to computer cables, to batteries....
Get yourself a couple of rolls of colored electrical tape - I bought 5 small rolls of electrical tape in one package - Green, yellow, orange, red & blue - or, in your case, you could use white bandage tape and black electrical tape -
Anyway, you put a tiny piece of electrical tape on or near the outlet on the stereo (for example) and a piece of the same color on the cord of the corresponding plug. You can make the 'tag' long enough to write on if need be - 'Jon's Stereo' 'gateway', or 'Sony Radio'.
I have also used colored nail polish to mark matching things in a similar way.
Just put a piece of white tape on the positive side of the battery, and a piece of black tape on the neg side - then you just have to match the colors of the wires!
Laura
I don't think you'll want to do that........It's
BLACK Positive and
WHITE negative. :D
But we get the point :p
Just put an ohm meter between one of the cables and the trailer frame. The one that reads 0 ohms is ground (negative).
BTW........ Mine are not white and black
Ah.... Well...... :o
that's what happens when I post stuff at quarter to midnight after working on the camper all weekend...... ;)
It's a good thing campers are a pretty understanding bunch!
laura
Likewise I'm sure.
I need more coffee before I post something technical. :morning:
There's an electrician's rhyme to help you remember:
'Black is hot, white is not, green is ground - the whole world round.'
Since the trailer is a 12Volt, negative ground system, Black should connect to the positive,white to the negative.