Mystery wires in door...well for me??

[JDaveB]

Those four wires control the electric locks (latch and deadbolt). I had the same thing happen - wires broken due to back and forth every time the door moves.

I’ve attached pics of my fix, which should last a long time. I used silicone encased wires (nicely tinned also) - ordered from Amazon. Those wires are very flexible - much more so than vinyl encased wires. I enclosed the wires in a braided wire loom that runs between the door and the door frame

Pics are attached

Dave

[gnvrvin]

Dave
Repair looks great
How did you identify which wires to connect as mine are all black
Greg

[JDaveB]

Trial and error. Two wires go to the door latch, and two go to the deadbolt. The pos/neg determines lock/unlock

So I used a 12v source and touched wires to figure out which two wires worked the deadbolt - then which pos/neg worked it to lock/unlock. Then did the same with the latch lock

Once I had that figured out and labeled, I tied the lock/unlock wires together - then connected them to two of my new wires, so that I have only two wires going to my alarm/locking system

Dave

[gnvrvin]

Originally Posted by JDaveB

Trial and error. Two wires go to the door latch, and two go to the deadbolt. The pos/neg determines lock/unlock

So I used a 12v source and touched wires to figure out which two wires worked the deadbolt - then which pos/neg worked it to lock/unlock. Then did the same with the latch lock

Once I had that figured out and labeled, I tied the lock/unlock wires together - then connected them to two of my new wires, so that I have only two wires going to my alarm/locking system

Dave
A great idea. Guess I could use the remote to check which wires coming into the door send 12 volts out with the voltmeter
I imagine doing a continuity check would identify which were ground wires as well

I have to loosen my hat band...my head is getting bigger

Thanks,
Greg