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Front lights inoperative - Ryan Wright - 06-30-2010 16:36

There must be a fuse or circuit breaker somewhere - all 8 of my front
fluorescent lights on two separate switches are not working. Strike that - they
do occasionally work, but for the most part they don't. If I turn the switches
on and leave them on, sometimes they will just come on after a random amount of
time.

Any ideas on where to start looking would be greatly appreciated.

-Ryan
1986 PT-40 8V92

Front lights inoperative - Jerry Burgess - 06-30-2010 16:41

Ryan,
I had the same problem with mine and it was the cannon connector. The connector is behind panels in the living cabinet on the curb side. It's a big connector that screws together and has about a dozen wires or so. The connectors become loose or get corroded. You can clean the connector or tighten the female connector side. I did that several times and finally my pin for the lights shorted out. So, I just spliced the wires together and bypassed the connector and haven't had a problem since.
Jerry
85 PT40


From: Ryan Wright
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Sent: Wed, June 30, 2010 9:36:20 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Front lights inoperative



There must be a fuse or circuit breaker somewhere - all 8 of my front fluorescent lights on two separate switches are not working. Strike that - they do occasionally work, but for the most part they don't. If I turn the switches on and leave them on, sometimes they will just come on after a random amount of time.

Any ideas on where to start looking would be greatly appreciated.

-Ryan
1986 PT-40 8V92



Front lights inoperative - Ernie Ekberg - 06-30-2010 23:42

Ryan, behind the switches are a bunch of wires. I found that I had the same problem and it was one of the butt connectors that had come loose. It was frustrating, but after removing the panel, all is well.


Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Wanderlodge
Weatherford, Tx 817-475-3991

--- On Wed, 6/30/10, Ryan Wright wrote:

From: Ryan Wright
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Front lights inoperative
To: "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"
Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 11:36 PM


There must be a fuse or circuit breaker somewhere - all 8 of my front fluorescent lights on two separate switches are not working. Strike that - they do occasionally work, but for the most part they don't. If I turn the switches on and leave them on, sometimes they will just come on after a random amount of time.

Any ideas on where to start looking would be greatly appreciated.

-Ryan
1986 PT-40 8V92


Front lights inoperative - Ryan Wright - 07-02-2010 04:11

Jerry,

That was it. In fact, it's apparent a previous owner had a problem
with that connector as well, as there were zip-ties wrapped around it
in a failed attempt to hold it together more tightly! LOL... Smile

Thank you for your response. Also, thank you, Ernie, for your response as well.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92 (with lights, now)


On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Jerry Burgess wrote:
>
> Ryan,
>
> I had the same problem with mine and it was the cannon connector. The
connector is behind panels
> in the living cabinet on the curb side. It's a big connector that screws
together and has about a dozen
> wires or so. The connectors become loose or get corroded. You can clean the
connector or tighten
> the female connector side. I did that several times and finally my pin for
the lights shorted out. So, I
> just spliced the wires together and bypassed the connector and haven't had a
problem since.
>
> Jerry
> 85 PT40