I have 3 wires in my rv,2 wires are white and 1 is black.My light has 2 wires 1red and 1 black. tried to hook them up and they dont work.Any suggestio
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Automotive industry wiring standard is: red = positive (+), black = negative (-). RV industry 12 volt wiring standard is: black = positive (+), white = negative (-). Remember in the RV chassis, there's also black/white/green 120 volt AC "house" wiring (a third wiring "standard"). Try hooking the light's red (+) wire to the RV's black (12 volt +) wire. Then try connecting the light's black (-) wire and the RV's two white (12 volt -) wires all together. Think of the RV 12-volt "-" white wire as a common negative wire for your RV fixtures that don't have a negative ( 12 volt "-") connection to the automotive metal frame (the automotive system's common "-" supply). If you have a DC voltmeter, even a cheap one from Radio Shack, or just a 12-volt automotive bulb (like a stop light bulb) you can try this wiring combination out on the meter or bulb and see if it works, before hooking up the LED light. The potential to confuse DC and AC wiring of the same color is why boat industry wiring standards have been transitioning (for years now) to DC "+" being red wire and DC "-" being yellow wire, in most applications.
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I would suspect that the extra wire continues on to the next light fixture....black should be negative (ground) and white should be positive..if you had old fixture that worked or a volt meter to test if you actually have power.. maybe a problem like a fuse or bad connection in the wiring.on the old light bulbs base the center post is positive and the base is negative.. Led's are polarity sensitive it wont work if the wires are switched backwards.. but that wont hurt it.. just switch wires around. my wires were white and black.. but backwards white(neg) black (pos).... I traced the wire back a ways and found someone way in the past had done a repair ignoring wire color.. I would suspect that the extra wire continues on to the next light fixture....black should be negative (ground) and white should be positive..if you had old fixture that worked or a volt meter to test if you actually have power.. maybe a problem like a fuse or bad connection in the wiring.on the old light bulbs base the center post is positive and the base is negative.. Led's are polarity sensitive it wont work if the wires are switched backwards.. but that wont hurt it.. just switch wires around. my wires were white and black.. but backwards white(neg)... » Read More I would suspect that the extra wire continues on to the next light fixture....black should be negative (ground) and white should be positive..if you had old fixture that worked or a volt meter to test if you actually have power.. maybe a problem like a fuse or bad connection in the wiring.on the old light bulbs base the center post is positive and the base is negative.. Led's are polarity sensitive it wont work if the wires are switched backwards.. but that wont hurt it.. just switch wires around. my wires were white and black.. but backwards white(neg) black (pos).... I traced the wire back a ways and found someone way in the past had done a repair ignoring wire color.. « Show Less
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The light is polarity sensitive, red is positive, black is negative, check the polarity of your existing wiring, you may find black is positive and white is negative. Why you have 2 white wire? I'm not sure, one wire may possibly be suppling gound to another fixture... goood luck, Scott
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Try using a multimeter to verify the power... if that is not an option look at the wiring in the light you removed/are replacing. Check the 12v breaker box and see if you can determine the the color pattern used for wiring.
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I really don't know.....sorry we had no problems....my suggestion is double and triple check you wiring....probably a curl of wires crossed...
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Well your kind of lucky because I just realized both of mine are wired like that. I followed the wiring instructions and I seem to have the same problem. Something is backwards and coincidentally I was going to look into it today. I really thought I had it right the first time around. Oh well. If you find the answer let me know , I'll do the same. Autophotag@yahoo.com.
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What if you have one more light, WHAT?How do you hook them up? I put all the red wires together and all the black wires together and hook them to power. Red to positive and black to ground. OR I hook up a positive thru the switch I'm using, and a ground from the battery then I "tap" into each with the LED strip wires. You HAVE TO WIRE THEM CORRECTLY RED TO POSITIVE, BLACK TO NEGATIVE OR THE LED WON'T WORK AT ALL. Its not like a regular light bulb that can be wired in reverse. Hope all this mess helps you.
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I haven't installed them yet looks like it'll be at least a (few hour) day task tho..running and adding wire..firewall to inside switch or splicing into wires on headlamps. I'll post info when/if I ever do mine in the near future. Let me know if/when you do yours. Good luck
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I only wired them up to 12 volt in my motorhome. Had four fixtures with two bulbs in each. All were wired to one circuit. Found with all eight on they were not bright enough. I tried pulling one bulb out of two different fixtures. They worked great. Have one set with two on a circuit and another with four, Those work great. I was going through 6-8 of the old flouresant bulbs a year. The oldest ones in our motorhome are two years old now. Have not had to replace any. Just be careful with too many on a circuit. Have no idea if they will work with 120 volts. Manufactures website should tell you that. I only wired them up to 12 volt in my motorhome. Had four fixtures with two bulbs in each. All were wired to one circuit. Found with all eight on they were not bright enough. I tried pulling one bulb out of two different fixtures. They worked great. Have one set with two on a circuit and another with four, Those work great. I was going through 6-8 of the old flouresant bulbs a year. The oldest ones in our motorhome are two years old now. Have not had to replace any. Just be careful with too many on a circuit. Have no idea if they will work with 120 volts. Manufactures website should tell... » Read More I only wired them up to 12 volt in my motorhome. Had four fixtures with two bulbs in each. All were wired to one circuit. Found with all eight on they were not bright enough. I tried pulling one bulb out of two different fixtures. They worked great. Have one set with two on a circuit and another with four, Those work great. I was going through 6-8 of the old flouresant bulbs a year. The oldest ones in our motorhome are two years old now. Have not had to replace any. Just be careful with too many on a circuit. Have no idea if they will work with 120 volts. Manufactures website should tell you that. « Show Less
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The first thing would be to make sure it is compatible with the light you are using. That was a key factor for me when purchasing some of my lights. Otherwise just plug it in to the remote input on the back of the light.
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Consider using multistrand, connector wire - it has less resistance. Check the current under various lighting conditions. Good Luck
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I don't mean to be a smart aleck, but they control whatever function you hook them up to. I was replacing my old pigtail and the wires in the new cable were a perfect match. I used an ohm meter to run the wires and make sure they went to the same pin on the plug as the old ones, and they did. I just had to do a color for color swap over. I was also replacing a connector box on my trailer an missed a small ground wire connection, that really played havoc with my lights. Nothing was working correctly. Once I re-installed that small ground wire all was good.
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David,I received 3 lights. I can put them in 3 different areas of the house (each one separately) and they light up when sensing motion. If you have them close together, one light can trigger another, but they should work independly. Move the lights into different rooms and see if they will turn on with motion. This is the way my lights work. Good luck. I am very happy with these lamps. Like I said if I move my lamps separately into three different rooms they turn on and off with motion.ONE LIGHT CAN TRIGGER ANOTHER LIGHT IF THEY ARE CLOSE TOGETHER.Good luck and I hope they work out for you. Mine are still stuck on with the double sided tape, but will eventually put a screw in the base.Terry David,I received 3 lights. I can put them in 3 different areas of the house (each one separately) and they light up when sensing motion. If you have them close together, one light can trigger another, but they should work independly. Move the lights into different rooms and see if they will turn on with motion. This is the way my lights work. Good luck. I am very happy with these lamps. Like I said if I move my lamps separately into three different rooms they turn on and off with motion.ONE LIGHT CAN TRIGGER ANOTHER LIGHT IF THEY ARE CLOSE TOGETHER.Good luck and I hope... » Read More David,I received 3 lights. I can put them in 3 different areas of the house (each one separately) and they light up when sensing motion. If you have them close together, one light can trigger another, but they should work independly. Move the lights into different rooms and see if they will turn on with motion. This is the way my lights work. Good luck. I am very happy with these lamps. Like I said if I move my lamps separately into three different rooms they turn on and off with motion.ONE LIGHT CAN TRIGGER ANOTHER LIGHT IF THEY ARE CLOSE TOGETHER.Good luck and I hope they work out for you. Mine are still stuck on with the double sided tape, but will eventually put a screw in the base.Terry « Show Less
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Sounds like internal wiring issue inside the lamp itself. Make sure your connection has good ground. I'd try powering the lights with a separate pwr source, if they still don't work return for warranty.
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It is a matter of knowing which wires carry what information.You have a mismatch of the number of wires from RJ45 to RJ11.Do your due diligence and maybe you can 'make' it work for your project.
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if you have the backup lights for the trailer. you can use the adapter that comes with it. other wise you need to hook it up to your back up lights.you need to make sure that your wire is going to be long enough .
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There are wires.I cannot find my notes but somewhere in the comments on these someone tells exactly which is turn,run and brake.Simple to wire and very good lights with excellent visibility..White wire goes to ground ( any metal surface will work). This goes for both lights. ****White wire from trailer connection also goes to any available ground. Black wire is for your running lights. ****Black wire from both lights goes to the brown wire from the trailer connection. Green wire is for your turn signal and brake lights. Connect correctly the brake lights will also work. ****One green wire from the lights goes to the yellow wire from the trailer connection. (The right turn signal) ****The other green wire from the light goes to the green wire from the trailer connection.(The left turn si
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i just put them on a utv. becarefull with the my friend pulled the wires out of one. put a a relay in line. or check jc witney for controll
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Hi Dale just join the two red wires together and run them to positive and the black wires to negative leaving the fine black wire not connected good luck Chris A.
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There is a good chance that you will blow the fuse for your trailer lights if you attempt to use both at the same time. Worth a try. You might want to find your trailer light fuse box first.