[Rhodes22-list] Mast Running Light

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Thanks, Peter. At least I have some reason to be confused.

Since there is NO A/C power on this boat and the age of the craft I am
guessing the yellow is used as negative and the black
was used as positive.  I am changing to LED bulbs which are also bayonet
style. So I can just flip the bulbs if need be. I was hoping an ole Rhodie
may have a history with the older Rhodes and faced this problem.

I have some ANCHOR marine grade wire 16/2 and this is yellow and red. The
label on the spool noted the yellow is negative
and the red is positive so as not to confuse people with A/C wiring
colors.

I did notice the red and black wire in the mast were different size wires.
The red seemed to be about a #12 and the black was about
a #14. Was this overkill for a 25 watt bulb, running about 25 feet of wire?

Thanks,

Cary Tolbert
S/V Whisper '86
Radford,VA

On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 6:02 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> I doubt you can rely on the wire colors to tell you much.  From what I can
> find in a quick Google search ABYC standards are that both black and yellow
> should indicate negative or ground.
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT (though today in Beaufort, SC)
> No Boat Yet
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Mar 12, 2016, at 5:00 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> >
> > I am replacing a, long needed, deck plug for the Mast Running Light.
> >
> > My question is which wire is the (+) positive. The Black or the Yellow?
> >
> > I am thinking the Black wire is the positive and the Yellow is the
> Neutral
> > / Ground.
> >
> > Is there a Nautical Electrical Engineer in the group?
> >
> > Or anyone with this knowledge. The really odd thing is that the wires
> from
> > the mast are Red and Black. So what is up with this?
> >
> > Thanks! in advance for your knowledge.
> >
> > Cary Tolbert
> > S/V Whisper  '86
> > Radford, VA
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