| 12 Volt wiring issue, riddle me this? [message #322781] |
Sun, 27 August 2017 19:38  |
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GMC Jimmy
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Location: Niagara, Ontario
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OK, I was installing a new light fixture in the bathroom which I am renovating. I have installed a new headliner and was attempting to position the new light fixture in a similar location to the previous light.
The mounting pattern is different, the first screw went in fine the second screw caught the aluminum beam, So I moved the fixture over approximately 2 inches to clear the beam. First screw went in fine, second screw almost in and the hall way light that I had on for additional lighting went out.
The 12 V lighting in the front main lounge works fine, however, all 12 V lighting from the bath module back to the rear lounge no longer works.
The outdoor light at the entrance and the switch that controls the floor lighting which is in the same 2 gang panel, is not getting power. I checked the fuses and all appears fine, I think I may have hit a 12 V wire that feeds the fixture in the bathroom with the screw.
I removed the headliner in the bathroom and could not see any obvious signs of damage to the wiring.
What do I do at this point to get power back to the lights?
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
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| Re: 12 Volt wiring issue, riddle me this? [message #322782 is a reply to message #322781] |
Sun, 27 August 2017 19:47  |
WCB75
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Registered: May 2015
Location: Tampa,Florida
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Need to check your fuses sounds like you hit a + wire...for that circuit... pull last screw out first... check fuses with gauge or test light.. they will blow under caps...
Bill and Mary Kay Boeyen
76 23' Birchaven 455
Tampa, Florida
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| Re: 12 Volt wiring issue, riddle me this? [message #322793 is a reply to message #322786] |
Sun, 27 August 2017 22:09 |
Ken Burton
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Location: Hebron, Indiana
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I was just working on that circuit a couple of days ago. Fuse 5 (if I remember correctly) with light blue and double black wire fed the right side front, 2 bath module lights, and the rear reading light.
The porch lamp, galley lamp, water pump, and floor lamps were on fuse 3 with purple wire.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: 12 Volt wiring issue, riddle me this? [message #322813 is a reply to message #322781] |
Mon, 28 August 2017 08:14 |
jhbridges
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Location: Braselton ga
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If you have the original fuse holder, check for loose clips - they're riveted together and the rivets can loosen and allow corrosion under the clip. The cure is to drill out the rivets and replace with small bolts/nuts/star washers. The best results come from replacing the fuseholder entirely with something newer.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: 12 Volt wiring issue, riddle me this? [message #322824 is a reply to message #322813] |
Mon, 28 August 2017 09:16 |
Bullitthead
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Sometimes I have to spin the fuses in the clips to restore contact. Cleaning them with a brush awhile back was effective, but it seems the old metal likes to oxidize in the Tidewater climate. Be nice to put some kind of protectorant(must be one of my words) on them that doesn't make a mess or melt off when the coach gets to a hundred degrees inside.
Terry Kelpien
ASE Master Technician
73 Glacier 260
Smithfield, Va.
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