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JFHenne
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Jul 05, 2016

Basic electrical question

Sorry if this is a dumb question. My Jayco trailer lights (inside) work on either 12V or 110V, depending if power is plugged in. I'm assuming that they are always 12V but that is landline power inverted to 12V. Is that right?

I'm looking for a 12V source to install a radio.
  • Ahh propane lamp mounted to the side of the kitchen sink, up on the wall :)

    Great night light in very chilly weather in a cabover camper. Even when turned down dim the small amount of heat rose, found it's way into the cabover bedroom. Made for a 10 degree temp difference.
  • SoundGuy wrote:
    wnjj wrote:
    Newer is a relative term, but years ago my parents had a late 60's or early 70's travel trailer that had both 12v and 120v bulbs in the same fixture. They had 2 switches on the fixtures. If you want to get technical, some even older trailers had gas lighting so it hasn't always been 12v.


    So if you want to be so inclusively "technical" why not go back to the stage coach days and include lighting systems used then?! Be real ... the OP has a ~ 10 yr old travel trailer and simply wants to know where / how to best pull 12 vdc for a radio so of course even the suggestion that his interior lighting could be 120 vac is totally ridiculous. :W
    Don't forget the old carbide lantern lights. :B

    Still have a couple of them but can't find the calcium carbide crytals anymore to fuel them.
  • I wish they still installed the propane lamps as OEM,.....loved them,......killing 2 birds w/ 1 stone.
    I have one complete in a drawer that I have installed in every RV I've had, cept this one,.....can't find a good place for it. And what does this have to do w/ hook'n up a radio ??
  • Ouer 2006 FW has 2 120V lights one over dining one over coutch as wel as 12V.
    Frank.

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