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Duo Therm 65900-001 sparking but not lighting?
Hi, I have an older trailer with a Duo Therm 65900-001 furnace, it's getting propane fine, and 120v, when I connect the thermostat wires the fan comes on, and it sparks, I hear the solenoids in the propane valve click on, and I see it sparking in the glass window, but it never ignites. Any ideas on why it's not igniting?1.2KViews0likes4CommentsRe: Product warning: Hopkins tail light converters
enblethen wrote: 1156 lamps are single filament. Taillight/brake lights use 1157. If you put an 1156 in a 1157 socket you short the two circuits which caused an overload. And you said to not buy from Walmart. The same product is available from other sources. Please read what I posted! The 1156 single filament bulb was my test light that I used to test the converter in the parking lot, and when I was wiring the lights on the trailer. The brand new, out of the box, converter, acted the same with the 1156 bulb in the 1156 socket (The bayonet lugs won't even line up unless you shave one off) illuminated almost to no effect, artificial ground verified with the test bulb, with the new converter.855Views0likes0CommentsRe: Product warning: Hopkins tail light converters
MM49 wrote: thetundrawolf wrote: MM49 wrote: I would suggest that you have an installation problem. Hopkins is a very well respected company in the RV business, MM49 Did you read what I said? Really? I went off of my original wiring and the older one worked. I double, triple, and quadruple checked my wiring. Using an 1156 bulb and harness to simulate what I did. Going from the input wires I had a BRIGHT LIGHT from the 1156. Going OUT OF THE CONVERTER I had dim, almost unrecognizable light. I used an artifical ground just to make sure that part of the frame, what was also used to tail light grounds (I used the supplied connector with the converter. I cleaned the metal to a shine.) and still no output from all three converters. Well, you can believe that. If you get one and have the same problem, it's not on me. I warned you. It looks like they carefully hide the information in the instructions. MM49 Instructions Okay so let me get this straight. They make a tail light converter that is only good for... A one bulb trailer? Also, for the record, when I tested the third one I bought, I was using... Guess what, folks.. ONE BULB (1156) And guess what else... It did the exact same thing the last two did. Filament took a while to warm up to where you could even see it glowing. That was with... That's right... ONE BULB, as per the instructions. I warned you. You can listen, or you can ignore what I am telling you.854Views0likes0CommentsRe: Product warning: Hopkins tail light converters
YamaDooed wrote: The output of a Hopkins 48895 is 2.1amps. You bought the wrong converter as a single 1156/1157 trailer light would require 2.1amps... So even though I had it hooked up right, when it says, "LED Ready" what it really means is, "LED ONLY"? It was the only tail light converter I could find. Too bad it isn't for 99% of trailers out there. I stand by my complaint.858Views0likes0CommentsRe: Product warning: Hopkins tail light converters
I'm sorry guys. You have no idea the hell I went through. It might seem like I might not have had it installed right, but I did. (As evidenced by the fact that an old converter worked perfectly using the wiring that I did not change) I was and am so frustrated with the product. I am not mad at Wal-Mart. Hopkins tail light converters are junk.856Views0likes0CommentsRe: Product warning: Hopkins tail light converters
MM49 wrote: I would suggest that you have an installation problem. Hopkins is a very well respected company in the RV business, MM49 Did you read what I said? Really? I went off of my original wiring and the older one worked. I double, triple, and quadruple checked my wiring. Using an 1156 bulb and harness to simulate what I did. Going from the input wires I had a BRIGHT LIGHT from the 1156. Going OUT OF THE CONVERTER I had dim, almost unrecognizable light. I used an artifical ground just to make sure that part of the frame, what was also used to tail light grounds (I used the supplied connector with the converter. I cleaned the metal to a shine.) and still no output from all three converters. Well, you can believe that. If you get one and have the same problem, it's not on me. I warned you.855Views0likes0CommentsRe: Product warning: Hopkins tail light converters
enblethen wrote: Sounds like a Hopkins problem and not a Walmart bashing problem. Tail light converters are available at my locations other then Walmart. All the running around didn't do a thing. Why didn't you go to O'reilly's, Autozone or Napa? Did I bash WalMart? No... I said it was available at WalMart. I am saying the Hopkins product is no good. I believe I went to autozone, who did not have it, so I ended up going other places. I am not bashing Wal-Mart! Where did you get that?856Views0likes0CommentsProduct warning: Hopkins tail light converters
I just wanted to warn everyone about Hopkins tail light converters, available at Wal Mart. I moved to Arizona not too long ago. I still have stuff in California, including a 4x8' trailer I let a friend borrow. (For about 8 years...) I got the trailer back, and thankfully I used to live in the rural desert, so I took dirt roads home. I brought an older Japanese truck that gets excellent mileage for the eight hour drive, as I do not have a lot of money. While in Arizona, I realized that this mini truck has separate tail and turn and brake lights, necessitating a tail light converter. I live in Prescott, AZ, which is a horse and ranch town. The weather here is excellent, as is the political climate if you believe in individual freedom. (Just thought I'd throw that in there!) I called C-A-L ranch stores, and Tractor Supply, to see if they had one- neither of them had the converter. Finally I went to Wal-Mart and found a Hopkins tail light converter for about $25. I bought it, wired it in to my truck, actually I soldered every connection, making sure they were solid. Well, I get to California, and I discover the trailer lights are a total mess. I hook it to my truck and take dirt roads back to where I had been staying. I manage to re wire the lights, and hook it to the tail light converter- and I get running lights... but nothing else. Just the faintest, smallest glow for the turn and stop. Barely noticeable, even in the dark! Well, I went to visit a friend and brought the converter with me, expecting to exchange it while hanging out with him. We exchanged it, I visited some family, and I drive back to the desert. I hook the new converter up and... Same problem. It must be the ground, so I took extra precaution to clean it. I take jumper cables and make a clean ground, and hook it directly to the converter. Still. No lights. I check my connection with a test light, an 1156 single filament bulb in a socket with wires attached. Every connection I made was proper. It is dark, now, and approaching ten O'Clock. I have to leave the next morning. So, i drive to four different cities, using half a tank of gas, from Wal-Mart to Wal-Mart, until I find the one tail light converter one store had in stock. Of course, when I got there, there returns department was closed, so I had to shell out another $25. I try it in the parking lot. Same *&%! THING. Tail lights and running lights work great, but turn signal, and brake lights, nothing but a tiny, faint glow. I can't take it back. It's 11 at night and I am exhausted, with an 8-10 hour drive home early the next morning. I end up returning home, and sleeping in from the exhaustion and frustration. I left the next night, after resting. Here's the interesting part. I put two older pickup trucks I had on Craigslist up for sale. I get a bite immediately, so I begin clearing out the bed of one of them to show a potential buyer. Lo and behold, a tail light converter I had removed from the truck years ago! It was at least thirty years old. Instead of having nine wires, like the Hopkins tail light converter, it only had five. No ground. I hook it up to my original wiring... AND IT WORKED. It got me home! I am enclosing pictures of the Hopkins tail light converters and also the older converter that actually worked. Cliff notes: Went across two state lines, five different cities, purchased three Hopkins Tail Light Converters, NONE of them worked. Found a thirty year old converted in the back of an old pickup truck that worked perfectly. Avoid Hopkins products at Wal-Mart. Pics: Culprits, all had the same problem The one that worked! Dirty, old converter that worked5.7KViews0likes19CommentsRe: Re building my RV. need suggestions
donrebyct wrote: Check out this forum on Foamie tiny trailers for an alternative rebuild. http://www.tnttt.com/viewforum.php?f=55&sid=183568eb64037679cd66dbe91394a956 It's well discussed and detailed about building a camper with foam. Foam, especially the way discussed here, is rot proof, lighter, easier to work with, and cheaper. The idea is to minimize any wood. You can use fiberglass (more expensive, toxic, and harder to use), or the favorite on the site of canvas and glue (or paint) to cover the foam. Save all of the cabinets, appliances, windows, etc that are salvageable, then strip it down to the truck frame. You can change the layout to your needs, get rid of the overhead bed if you desire, and rebuild it any way you want to fit your needs and budget. I would do this if I was in your shoes. Take this as an alternative idea. Good luck. Don I will consider it, thank you. How strong is it? I am brutal on my stuff, going offroad and whatnot. In fact my RV will be a 4x4 soon, actually, which means lots of stress and sway.256Views0likes0Comments
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