Broken wire January 21, 2021, 07:00:27 pm I was on my back crawling under my 2012 27’ RK trying to learn all I could. I spotted what looks like a broken white wire. The wire is screwed to a metal bracket that holds up the front of the propane tank. As far as I know, the only thing not working is the control knob for the electronic side view mirror adjustments (and heated mirror). I don’t know if that could be connected. I will attach pictures I took and hopefully someone will have an idea.
Re: Broken wire Reply #1 – January 21, 2021, 08:07:17 pm Quote from: Ralarson - January 21, 2021, 07:00:27 pmI was on my back crawling under my 2012 27’ RK trying to learn all I could. I spotted what looks like a broken white wire. The wire is screwed to a metal bracket that holds up the front of the propane tank. As far as I know, the only thing not working is the control knob for the electronic side view mirror adjustments (and heated mirror). I don’t know if that could be connected. I will attach pictures I took and hopefully someone will have an idea. Welcome to the Lazy Daze Owners' Group. I'm sure someone will have an answer for you soon.Chris
Re: Broken wire Reply #2 – January 21, 2021, 08:41:11 pm I don't have much of an answer, but... on 12v systems, white is often ground. It looks like the wire connects to a bolt on the chassis, which again suggests a ground. On our RV's there are a number of ground wires. If this is for a dedicated circuit, something should not be working right.If you have a multimeter, I would get a helper, then connect the multimeter between the free wire end and ground, looking for voltage. Have the helper lie under the rig, watching the meter. Meanwhile, you try everything you can think of in the rig. If you apply voltage to an ungrounded item, that should show as voltage on the meter, and the item should not work. If that happens, there is a good chance that splicing the wire to ground should fix things.On the other hand, if the wire is NOT a ground, connecting it to ground is likely to fry a circuit, hopefully doing no more than popping a fuse.Ken F in NM 2 Likes
Re: Broken wire Reply #3 – January 22, 2021, 01:45:48 am I agree with Ken, it looks like a ground wire, maybe cut and not fixed if the propane tank was worked on/removed? Just guessing. It looks like a conduit (the flexible tubing that holds wires) travels right by there, maybe the old white wires were connected to new ones inside that conduit and then connected elsewhere - it might be worth a peak inside that conduit if you can do that easily.Jane
Re: Broken wire Reply #4 – January 22, 2021, 01:46:36 am Hi RALarsen; The propane level sensor takes a wire from the gauge panel inside and variably returns it to ground depending on the amount of propane. While the tank is firmly mounted, it's connection to ground may not be very good. As Kenneth said white wires are commonly ground. That wire probably is to ensure that the tank is grounded to make the readout inside more reliable/repeatable. Does your propane tank readout work? Welcome to the Forum. We all benefit by the participation of members. RonB
Re: Broken wire Reply #5 – January 22, 2021, 06:39:23 pm Thanks all for the help! I checked and found that my propane monitor lights are working.
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