Lights that do not work
I need some help or at least, some insight into an electrical issue that I have with some lights in my 2004 Fleetwood Excursion Motorhome. I was replacing the porch light and before it was complete...
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Have you checked the fuses at the converter location? Most likely the lights in question are powered by the converter. Also it is possible that when you saw the smoke that one of the connections or wires might have 'burned up" with out blowing a fuse.
You might try this. Go to one of the lights that is out and pull fixture so that you have access to wire connections. Then get double long wire and connect it to a known good 12 volt source. Use a fuse or circuit breaker on + wire. Connect one wire at a time to fixture +/- wires and see what happens. If lights come, or some in circuit come on. Then you have a bad connection some where. Most likely in fixture closest to converter. If all lights in circuit come on, then problem is most likely at converter.
I have found that the best way to test 12 volt fuses is with an "ice pick" type test light and touch each metal contact on fuse to make sure fuse is good.
You might try this. Go to one of the lights that is out and pull fixture so that you have access to wire connections. Then get double long wire and connect it to a known good 12 volt source. Use a fuse or circuit breaker on + wire. Connect one wire at a time to fixture +/- wires and see what happens. If lights come, or some in circuit come on. Then you have a bad connection some where. Most likely in fixture closest to converter. If all lights in circuit come on, then problem is most likely at converter.
I have found that the best way to test 12 volt fuses is with an "ice pick" type test light and touch each metal contact on fuse to make sure fuse is good.
