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Gauge lights will not come on - nelsons - 11-08-2009 10:01

Does anyone know if there is a fuse for the gauge lights. The blue trim light
also does not come on. I was going to just run 12 volt positive wire and attach
it to one of the gauge light wires. Any help will be appreciated.
This is on a 1994 40ft.
Thanks
Nelson

Gauge lights will not come on - Fred Hulse - 11-08-2009 11:42


Nelson
First thought is the dash dimmer switch was turned down.
Fred & Jeanne Hulse
Morristown Arizona
1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41


Gauge lights will not come on - cape0001 - 11-08-2009 12:36

DO NOT attach 12 volt dc directly to the dash
the dash runs on weird cycle high voltage ac. The dc is inverted to this
by 4 inverters under the dash
check the grounds on the system then the rheostat controlling the dash
check for 12 volt dc going into the inverters (Small Blue Cubes marked high
voltage)


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Fred Hulse" wrote:
>
> Nelson
> First thought is the dash dimmer switch was turned down.
>
> Fred & Jeanne Hulse
> Morristown Arizona
> 1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41
>

Gauge lights will not come on - gregory O - 11-09-2009 02:28

Wanderlodge put in a large inverter in my 94pt in the genset rad bay. on the
forward wall, left . they look like a brick, white color

I found one died and I used the other one to run all the lights. the rheostats
control the 12 v into the brick inverters

test that the rheostat control has 12V to the input and then test that it is a
voltage sliding scale on the output as wou rotatte the knob. then I would test
that the voltage output is getting to the inverter then test the ac output of
the inverter.

I tested my el light by lighting them up with ac electric from a pepboys
inverter.

Greg
94ptca

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "cape0001" wrote:
>
> DO NOT attach 12 volt dc directly to the dash
> the dash runs on weird cycle high voltage ac. The dc is inverted to this
> by 4 inverters under the dash
> check the grounds on the system then the rheostat controlling the dash
> check for 12 volt dc going into the inverters (Small Blue Cubes marked high
voltage)
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Fred Hulse" wrote:
> >
> > Nelson
> > First thought is the dash dimmer switch was turned down.
> >
> > Fred & Jeanne Hulse
> > Morristown Arizona
> > 1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41
> >
>

Gauge lights will not come on - nelson slinkman - 11-09-2009 11:25


Thanks for all the help. I will check tomorrow on the inverter. I did make sure both rheostats were all the way clockwise. I will look for the inverters tomorrow. I did find one wire loose wire. It was a black shielded cable hanging near the rheostats but did not see any place where it would of attached to. I think the other end goes somewhere towards the front of the bus. I will have to take the front off tomorrow and try to find it. It's strange that both the dash & gauge lights went off at the same time.
Thanks for the help.
I will let you know what I find tomorrow.
Nelson SLinkman

--- On Mon, 11/9/09, gregory O wrote:
From: gregory O
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Gauge lights will not come on
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 9:28 AM


Wanderlodge put in a large inverter in my 94pt in the genset rad bay. on the forward wall, left . they look like a brick, white color

I found one died and I used the other one to run all the lights. the rheostats control the 12 v into the brick inverters

test that the rheostat control has 12V to the input and then test that it is a voltage sliding scale on the output as wou rotatte the knob. then I would test that the voltage output is getting to the inverter then test the ac output of the inverter.

I tested my el light by lighting them up with ac electric from a pepboys inverter.

Greg
94ptca

--- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "cape0001" wrote:
>
> DO NOT attach 12 volt dc directly to the
dash
> the dash runs on weird cycle high voltage ac. The dc is inverted to this
> by 4 inverters under the dash
> check the grounds on the system then the rheostat controlling the dash
> check for 12 volt dc going into the inverters (Small Blue Cubes marked high voltage)
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "Fred Hulse" wrote:
> >
> > Nelson
> > First thought is the dash dimmer switch was turned down.
> >
> > Fred & Jeanne Hulse
> > Morristown Arizona
> > 1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41
> >
>



Gauge lights will not come on - cape0001 - 11-09-2009 11:26

bad ground if they both went off at the same time
Stephen
97BMC37

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, nelson slinkman wrote:
>
> Â
> Thanks for all the help. I will check tomorrow on the inverter. I did make
sure both rheostats were all the way clockwise. I will look for the inverters
tomorrow. I did find one wire loose wire. It was a black shielded cable hanging
near the rheostats but did not see any place where it would of attached to. I
think the other end goes somewhere towards the front of the bus. I will have to
take the front off tomorrow and try to find it. It's strange that both the dash
& gauge lights went off at the same time.
> Thanks for the help.
> I will let you know what I find tomorrow.
> Nelson SLinkman
>
>
> --- On Mon, 11/9/09, gregory O wrote:
>
>
> From: gregory O
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Gauge lights will not come on
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 9:28 AM
>
>
> Â
>
>
>
> Wanderlodge put in a large inverter in my 94pt in the genset rad bay. on the
forward wall, left . they look like a brick, white color
>
> I found one died and I used the other one to run all the lights. the rheostats
control the 12 v into the brick inverters
>
> test that the rheostat control has 12V to the input and then test that it is a
voltage sliding scale on the output as wou rotatte the knob. then I would test
that the voltage output is getting to the inverter then test the ac output of
the inverter.
>
> I tested my el light by lighting them up with ac electric from a pepboys
inverter.
>
> Greg
> 94ptca
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "cape0001" wrote:
> >
> > DO NOT attach 12 volt dc directly to the dash
> > the dash runs on weird cycle high voltage ac. The dc is inverted to this
> > by 4 inverters under the dash
> > check the grounds on the system then the rheostat controlling the dash
> > check for 12 volt dc going into the inverters (Small Blue Cubes marked high
voltage)
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "Fred Hulse" wrote:
> > >
> > > Nelson
> > > First thought is the dash dimmer switch was turned down.
> > >
> > > Fred & Jeanne Hulse
> > > Morristown Arizona
> > > 1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41
> > >
> >
>

Gauge lights will not come on - nelson slinkman - 11-09-2009 11:31

Thanks, Do you where I should check for ground?? I had put the ground lead of my meter on the tach frame and the + meter lead on the light switch and did get 12 volts. By the way is this brick inverter under the dash?
Thanks
Nelson

--- On Mon, 11/9/09, cape0001 wrote:
From: cape0001
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Gauge lights will not come on
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 6:26 PM


bad ground if they both went off at the same time
Stephen
97BMC37

--- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, nelson slinkman wrote:
>
> Â
> Thanks for all the help. I will check tomorrow on the inverter. I did make sure both rheostats were all the way clockwise. I will look for the inverters tomorrow. I did find one wire loose wire. It was a black shielded cable hanging near the rheostats but did not see any place where it would of attached to. I think the other end goes somewhere towards the front of the bus. I will have to take the front off tomorrow and try to find it. It's strange that both the dash & gauge lights went off at the same time.
> Thanks for the help.
> I will let you know what I find
tomorrow.
> Nelson SLinkman
>
>
> --- On Mon, 11/9/09, gregory O wrote:
>
>
> From: gregory O
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Gauge lights will not come on
> To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 9:28 AM
>
>
> Â
>
>
>
> Wanderlodge put in a large inverter in my 94pt in the genset rad bay. on the forward wall, left . they look like a brick, white color
>
> I found one died and I used the other one to run all the lights. the rheostats control the 12 v into the brick inverters
>
> test that the rheostat control has 12V to the input and then test that it is a voltage sliding
scale on the output as wou rotatte the knob. then I would test that the voltage output is getting to the inverter then test the ac output of the inverter.
>
> I tested my el light by lighting them up with ac electric from a pepboys inverter.
>
> Greg
> 94ptca
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "cape0001" wrote:
> >
> > DO NOT attach 12 volt dc directly to the dash
> > the dash runs on weird cycle high voltage ac. The dc is inverted to this
> > by 4 inverters under the dash
> > check the grounds on the system then the rheostat controlling the dash
> > check for 12 volt dc going into the inverters (Small Blue Cubes marked high voltage)
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "Fred Hulse" wrote:
> > >
> > > Nelson
> > > First
thought is the dash dimmer switch was turned down.
> > >
> > > Fred & Jeanne Hulse
> > > Morristown Arizona
> > > 1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41
> > >
> >
>



Gauge lights will not come on - GARY MINKER - 11-15-2009 02:54

Yup
There is a fuse for gauge lights. You may also have a bad rheostat on the headlamp switch, or bad headlamp switch. If that's not enough, you could also have a bad ground on the string of gauges that don't work.
Gary
86pt40

--- On Sun, 11/8/09, nelsons wrote:
From: nelsons
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Gauge lights will not come on
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5:01 PM




Does anyone know if there is a fuse for the gauge lights. The blue trim light also does not come on. I was going to just run 12 volt positive wire and attach it to one of the gauge light wires. Any help will be appreciated.

This is on a 1994 40ft.

Thanks

Nelson