O C Diver
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- Dec 16, 2010
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- Fort Myers, Florida
- Vessel Name
- End Of The Line
- Vessel Make
- Trinka 10 Dinghy
So my buddy bought a used boat last year. I'm not posting names, make or model.
The air conditioner was old and basically dead. He bought a new one and did the install today. My buddy is mechanically inclined and this wasn't a challenge until he got to the wiring. I get a phone call. Can you help me with the wiring? The power feed from the panel has a black, white, and red conductor. Does the red go to ground?
No, there's no way anyone uses a red wire for ground.
I'm going to send you a picture the way the old AC was wired.
You have got to be kidding me! It sure looks like the red is the 120 VAC ground. Send me a picture of the back of the breaker panel, neutral buss, and ground buss.
Ground buss is bottom row in the center.
Apparently this wasn't the previous owner's handiwork. This was wired by the factory this way. If you enlarge the photo, they paired up the red wires and put each pair in one crimp connector. Wonder if they had to cut some of the strands to get them both to fit in the same crimp? Seems some of the black and all the white wires were done this way also.
Ted
The air conditioner was old and basically dead. He bought a new one and did the install today. My buddy is mechanically inclined and this wasn't a challenge until he got to the wiring. I get a phone call. Can you help me with the wiring? The power feed from the panel has a black, white, and red conductor. Does the red go to ground?
No, there's no way anyone uses a red wire for ground.
I'm going to send you a picture the way the old AC was wired.
You have got to be kidding me! It sure looks like the red is the 120 VAC ground. Send me a picture of the back of the breaker panel, neutral buss, and ground buss.
Ground buss is bottom row in the center.
Apparently this wasn't the previous owner's handiwork. This was wired by the factory this way. If you enlarge the photo, they paired up the red wires and put each pair in one crimp connector. Wonder if they had to cut some of the strands to get them both to fit in the same crimp? Seems some of the black and all the white wires were done this way also.
Ted