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Old 02-11-2022, 11:41 AM   #1
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Location of 12 volt needed

Just wanted to ask if any electrical experts know what the 12 volt wire color is in my coach. Just taking a stab at asking before I get into it.
I have a 2021 Red 38LL. I'm adding a 12 volt valve to my hot water loop, and want to install the rocker switch and indicator light in the half bath. I could route a line from the chasis batteries, but thought if someone knows of a closer supply line it would help. I'm thinking that there might be one behind the frig, or middle TV, but I'm not familiar with if Tiffin followed a color code on the 12 volt supply wires.
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Tiffin usually uses yellow as the color of 12 volt lines
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I would confirm with a multimeter before trusting the color coding. Just stick a pin into the wire and find a ground. Much more reliable method.
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Tiffin usually uses yellow as the color of 12 volt lines
Yellow wires are also usually paired with white wires which are the ground. You'll see the yellow/white combo throughout the coach, e.g. a yellow & white pair going into a cigarette lighter socket.
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Thanks to all. I'll be looking at it on Saturday!
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Yellow wires are also usually paired with white wires which are the ground. You'll see the yellow/white combo throughout the coach, e.g. a yellow & white pair going into a cigarette lighter socket.
Thanks. Finally finished my project. I came to realize that several of the 12 volts wires I found were being controlled by the Spyder system. I then realized that the cargo bay lights were are on a straight power supply with only the motion sensor activating them. I found the wire in the cargo bay, and it was a simple fish up into the half bath with my supply wire.
The valve installed uses only 0.6 amps, so knew this was a good fit.
Thanks for the help.
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