Battery Indicator Lights

It just a simple connection to an available 12 volt line. If you are getting 12 volts to the panel, then it is likely the panel is bad. Google "KIP Micro Monitor" for more information.

Time to ditch the lights. Install a digital reading monitor. They are very inexpensive.

The lights have only one purpose - for the salesman to explain "what a great monitor system this rig has".

What is the monitor? If it is a range hood type, and it works with the tank lights etc, then the rocker switch for the battery lights might be the culprit. You can get those at the Parts Store.

The driver D to A integrated circuit goes bad. You would have to Trace down the part number and hot air change it. There are very few western hemisphere suppliers to purchase specialty ICs.

Let me try again. There must be some "device" (for lack of a better term) that tells whatever controls the control panel to "light one light", "light two lights", etc. What is that device and where is it located?

jdc may have a very good solution that I didn't think of; but, it would be really inconvenient to go that direction.

wing_zealot wrote:
Let me try again. There must be some "device" (for lack of a better term) that tells whatever controls the control panel to "light one light", "light two lights", etc. What is that device and where is it located?

jdc may have a very good solution that I didn't think of; but, it would be really inconvenient to go that direction.

One of these would be quite easy to install, no shunt needed.

Easy to install is not what makes it "really inconvenient" - it's all about location, location, location. I would rather spend $40 to get my idiot lights to work (as crude as they may be), just because they are more conveniently located (i.e.: all in one as you might say).

And just to give a little more detail (and to ally the forthcoming obvious answers), the control panel is mounted on the side of a cabinet, within an enclosed space, that has no wire path going anywhere that you could fish a wire into.

Had to replace the rocker switch on our indicator panel as it would only work intermittently, ended up replacing them all anyway as it is an older rig. I did order a couple of dc socket (cigarette lighter type) voltage meters that I placed around the interior and outside in converter/dc distribution cabinet of rig, being blue LEDs I can easily see stage of charging with a quick glance.

There is probably a circuit board in the control panel that operates the lights off a preset voltage span. I would search for the same control panel and replace it if you can’t find whatever controls just the battery lights. I have never looked behind mine so I’m guessing. I did add a dc digital volt meter where the radio is and prefer it but I would still fix the panel lights.