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Title: What is this bundle of wires?
Post by: jrsl1982 on May 09, 2025, 03:03:59 pm
Renovating "five-five"

Most of yr 2005 26.5RB rear torn out. What is this bundle of wires?
Title: Re: What is this bundle of wires?
Post by: Larry W on May 09, 2025, 03:29:40 pm
What are doing? 
Do you want us to identify a bundle of wires with no clue what they are or where they came from?
Without a lot more information, no one will be able to help you. 

Larry

Looking at the photo again, it appears to be a bundle of common or negative wires. I still have no idea what they are.
Title: Re: What is this bundle of wires?
Post by: RonB on May 09, 2025, 09:40:13 pm
Hi Jrsl 1982;  A little back ground story would help us. Did you buy this rig looking like that? Or are you changing the floor plan around?
In either event, you may have a steep learning curve if you don't have a lot of electrical experience. The RVIA codes for electrical both 12v and 110vac are pretty strict for a reason. RonB
Title: Re: What is this bundle of wires?
Post by: Andy Baird on May 10, 2025, 01:32:37 am
It's a 12 VDC ground bundle. I remember seeing one of these in my 2003 midbath. It's what happens when instead of using a busbar or a binding post, an RV manufacturer twists all the ground wires together and then dips them into a small solder cup, heating it up until it all melts together. Ugh!

I'd recommend cutting off that ugly blob, terminating each wire with a good quality (e.g., FTZ Crimp 'n' Seal (https://www.fisheriessupply.com/ftz-industries-crimp-n-seal-ring-terminals)) ring terminal, and putting them on a Blue Sea or equivalent busbar (https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Systems-MaxiBus-Terminal/dp/B00821YEOC/ref=sr_1_1).