Puzzler for you electrical gurus....
A year ago I bought a 12v LED light strip (18" long) and mounted in the van I use an another RV. I like it so much I bought a couple more of them to use to mount in my Bigfoot pictured below. These ...
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Figured it out - but still stumped!
Per the above suggestions, I went out with my multimeter and checked the wiring. As HMS Beagle said, on my Bigfoot the black is hot and the white is ground. Voltage is running 12.9 - 13.1. Just as a check, I reversed the leads (in case the light strip got wired wrong) but nothing.
Then on a hunch, I unplugged the camper from shore power and now the light strip works! When I plugged it back in the light strip went out. Now, why would that be?? Voltage is the same at the leads whether or not the camper is plugged in! And the original light fixture (has an LED bulb in it, by the way) works whether the camper is on shore power or on battery power.
Per the above suggestions, I went out with my multimeter and checked the wiring. As HMS Beagle said, on my Bigfoot the black is hot and the white is ground. Voltage is running 12.9 - 13.1. Just as a check, I reversed the leads (in case the light strip got wired wrong) but nothing.
Then on a hunch, I unplugged the camper from shore power and now the light strip works! When I plugged it back in the light strip went out. Now, why would that be?? Voltage is the same at the leads whether or not the camper is plugged in! And the original light fixture (has an LED bulb in it, by the way) works whether the camper is on shore power or on battery power.
