Front lights inoperative

[Ryan Wright]

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

[Jerry Burgess]

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

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From: Ryan Wright
To: "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"
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

[Ernie Ekberg]

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 www.ernieekbergflooring.net --- 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

[Ryan Wright]

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...

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