Interior lights dimmings
When interior lights are on, at first they are bright, then they dim then they will brighten back up. This goes on the entire time the lights are on. Any suggestions as to what could be causing this...
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motorcycle jack wrote:You may be right, but my 12 lights do not dim flicker and my set up is an '05. It is plugged in 24/7/365. Still on original battery. I must be doing something right. JMHO.
Well, first of all let me say that ALL 12v lighting systems dim, some worse than others. Here's how it happens: First you have a 12v battery at full charge - 12.6V. And now the lights go on. The voltage starts dropping as the drain on the battery takes the voltage down. At some voltage your converter kicks in, say at 11.8. When that happens the voltage jumps to 14.4 in order to charge your battery. When the converter sense the battery is at 12.6 v it cuts out and the cycle starts over again. The amount of dimming you see depends on: what battery setup you have(two 12v or two 6), battery type (wet, jell or other), and whether they are deep cycle, marine, golf cart or automotive starting battery and your converter and how it is set up (on at some low voltage, puts out some higher voltage). They all act different when used for an RV living - the battery and converter.
Make sure ALL you battery connections are tight, sealed with dielectric and clean. Then you can try changing batteries or converter to come up with the least amount of dimming - but it will be COSTLY. I would just wait til I needed new batteries or a converter.
