120v only lights in slide- convert to 12v?
Our 2005 Cougar 304BHS living room/dining slide ONLY has 120v lighting, one over the table and one over the couch. Boondock = no lights (!) I have a few questions about "fixing" it. 1. 120v only...
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DiskDoctr wrote:
Is there ANY reason to leave those lights 120v?
Why not just convert them over to 12v? Maybe LED twist bulbs aren't readily available?
Are there any 120V outlets in the slideout? They would also be "converted" and be unusable. Likely the wire to the slide is a single 14 gauge cable, so you would be limited in 12V power available; that may not be a problem, though, if only lights are being powered.
The wires themselves would not care if it is 12V or 120V current flowing. The switches might not be rated for DC operation, which is harder to switch, but likely would work fine in practice. (It is not wise to go the other direction and use 12V wiring for 120V circuits as the insulation and connections usually are not rated to be safe at the higher voltage.)
