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Title: Power cord and power reel
Post by: C.KNIGHT on June 11, 2018, 07:14:11 pm
I did the unthinkable after 15 years of RVing and backed out of garage with power cord attached !
I got to the guts of the reel--wires pulled out-- intended to put all back together.
Inside reel there are 4 connections/terminals
Green wire--right side connection
Black wire-- connection to the left
The last 2 are the red and white wire.
Can someone tell me where these 2 go?
Don't want to cross them. They are the last 2 on the left side
Thanks
Craig Knight
Title: Re: Power cord and power reel
Post by: Jim Frerichs on June 11, 2018, 07:17:26 pm
Red and black to the two 120 volts. White to neutral and green to ground .
Title: Re: Power cord and power reel
Post by: C.KNIGHT on June 11, 2018, 07:22:23 pm
Jim
Great
Make any difference which of the two terminals the  red and black go to?
The green and black did not pull out,only thr red and white
Craig
Title: Re: Power cord and power reel
Post by: C.KNIGHT on June 11, 2018, 07:25:33 pm
From inside reel the terminals from right to left go green,black then the white and red I an not sure of
Craig
Title: Re: Power cord and power reel
Post by: Jim Frerichs on June 11, 2018, 07:36:31 pm
On the plug they are on the left and right sides (colors either way). In the reel you need to follow the wire colors that go to the transfer switch AND trace them out with an Ohm / Continuity meter for confirmation.
Jim

2002 U320
Title: Re: Power cord and power reel
Post by: wolfe10 on June 11, 2018, 08:06:59 pm
Green to green= ground
White to white= neutral
Black to black= Hot #1
Red to red= Hot #2.

But, black and red are interchangeable.  The others are NOT. Said another way, your coach will not know the difference between red to red and black to black and red to black and black to red.