12v rv wiring

[Poopers]

I just got an older slide in camper. It has a single small 12v wire that powers two 12v lights. I want to add an inverter, a few 12v power outlets and maybe a few more lights. The inverter part is easy but Im not exactly sure how I should wire the 12v outlets and lights, will I need a fusebox/distrubution block? Are there any sites anyone knows of that can help me out? I tried google but didnt get the results I needed. Thanks

[Drilling Man]

  Just run a fused wire from the hot side of the batt, to a switch, then to one wire on the lights.  Hook a grounded wire to the second wire on all the lights.  Generally blk is hot, and white is ground.

  I hope this helps,

  DM

  If the light has only one wire, then the light socket must be grounded to make the light work.

[efremtags]

in automotive red is hot, black is return.

[dpe.ahoy]

Don't know why the RV's had to use different colors, ran into that myself.  Somebodies "better idea".   I don't need anyone else showin me how little I know.   DP

[Drilling Man]

  Actually, in automotive ANY color can be hot, but almost always, white is ground.

  DM