Help with Basic 12v troubleshooting, lights
I need some basic troubleshooting help. I have a set of sidewall lights by the bed (12V) on the same circuit as my Water Heater. Fuse keeps blowing, so I found the culprit, kinda. When I disconnect...
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Chris Bryant wrote:
A lot of wall sconce fixtures use a 1076 bulb, which has dual contacts on the base- hot and ground, rather than the standard single, ground through the base type. The wrong bulb will result in a short.
MrWizard wrote:
sounds like a short to ground, at the light fixture
defective fixture, wrong bulb ?
is the bad fixture in a bedroom slide ? if so could be a pinched or worn wire
enblethen wrote:
Check the lamp configuration. It could have the wrong lamp and is shorting out the circuit. Look into the socket, check to see if it has a single or double pin. Lamp should be the same configuration.
Ding, ding, ding,ding..winner winner chicken dinner. Plugging a single pole bulb into a double pole fixture, ridiculous......Never even considered it. Thanks all. Gonna check out that "nuts and bolts, simpleton" troubleshooting link MexicoWanderer, thanks. jeff
