12 volt lights
I am having problems with some of my 12 volt lights. 2 lights on the ceiling and 3 light on the outside. Can anyone help me. I have a 2003 Montana. The rest of the 12 volt lights work. Are the 5 light...
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Of course the obvious question is have you checked the bulbs... Being a 2003 model and the fact that the automotive type incandescent bulb burn so hot it is about time for them to start burning out on you.
These 12V bulbs will draw around 1 AMP each so I imagine five dual bulb fixtures could be on one 15AMP fused 12VDC circuit.
These lights are parallel and probably the wiring is daisy chained from light fixture to light fixture. Some use the twist on connectors that may have come loose which could disrupt the light fixture further down the chain of lights...
I would drop the lens and do some quick look-see around the fixture. If you see any of those plastic twist type connectors you can inspect them for tightness or burn marks indicating poor connection over time etc...
No easy fix if the fuses check out and the bulbs are good other then inspecting for bad wiring and connections.
If you have multiple 12V wall switches involved this would be a good spot to look for poor connections or bad switches.
Simple thing first would be fuses and lamp bulbs... Pull the fuse out and look at it then plug it back in... The Automotive type incandescent bulbs will take on a very dark cloudy appearance when they burn out.
Might even be MICE infestation. They love house wiring...
Roy Ken
These 12V bulbs will draw around 1 AMP each so I imagine five dual bulb fixtures could be on one 15AMP fused 12VDC circuit.
These lights are parallel and probably the wiring is daisy chained from light fixture to light fixture. Some use the twist on connectors that may have come loose which could disrupt the light fixture further down the chain of lights...
I would drop the lens and do some quick look-see around the fixture. If you see any of those plastic twist type connectors you can inspect them for tightness or burn marks indicating poor connection over time etc...
No easy fix if the fuses check out and the bulbs are good other then inspecting for bad wiring and connections.
If you have multiple 12V wall switches involved this would be a good spot to look for poor connections or bad switches.
Simple thing first would be fuses and lamp bulbs... Pull the fuse out and look at it then plug it back in... The Automotive type incandescent bulbs will take on a very dark cloudy appearance when they burn out.
Might even be MICE infestation. They love house wiring...
Roy Ken
