Lighting problem

[GARY MINKER]

There are 6 or more fuse and circuit breaker centers in the coach --- On Thu, 2/5/09, jburgessx2 wrote: From: jburgessx2 Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Lighting problem To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009, 11:09 PM Don, I've found a few busses and load centers but I have yet to see a circuit breaker for the 12 volt system. I've checked the books that came with the coach and it doesn't tell me where the circuit breakers are. I haven't yet checked behind the left headlight panel but will tomorrow. Jerry 85 PT40 --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "Don Bradner" wrote: > > Somewhere there are breakers for those lights (12v breakers). On mine, they are on the passenger side overhead mid-coach, just forward of the refrigerator. Since that is only one of 5 separate 12V distribution areas on this coach I am not about to assume that's where yours are, but you need to find the appropriate panel. > > Don Bradner > 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder" > Posting today by aircard from the Flying J in Lodi, California > My location: http://www.bbirdmaps. com/user2. cfm?user= 1 > > On 2/6/2009 at 1:01 AM jburgessx2 wrote: > > >I registered on this forum a few weeks back after we sold our Beaver > >and bought this 85 PT40. I religously read the emails twice daily > >and it appears there is a wealth of knowledge here. I think I need > >some help now myself. I've fixed two plumbing problems and assorted > >other things and still have a few to go. Here's my main problem > >today: > > > > - Our 85 PT40 has the light switches above the front door to turn on > >the light over the door and turn on the lights by the front curtains > >on both sides. The other night the lights all went out and I haven't > >been able to get them to turn on. > > > > - The little individual lights work as do the rest of them > >throughout the coach. > > > > - I did take off all the switch plate covers and checked for loose > >wires, all to no avail. > > > > - The lights did work sporadically, but I haven't been able to get > >them to turn on in 2 days. > > > >Any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated. > > > >Thanks again. > > > >Jerry and Jayne > >Full timing in our 85 PT40 > > > > > > > >----------- --------- --------- ------- > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[jburgessx2]

Thanks to Gary, I fixed my problem in a few minutes. It was fixed by
simply plugging and unplugging the cannon connector several times -
the connections must have been a little lose or dirty. The cannon
connector for the lights on the 85 PT40 is located behind the panels
in the overhead cabinets close to where the curtain motor is located
in the living room.

I figured it had to be relatively simple since ALL the curtain lights
in the living room went out at the same time. So, I learned
something new today!

Thanks again for the help!

Jerry
85 PT40

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, GARY MINKER
wrote:
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> I have an 85 pt40 I would be happy to talk to you about things you
should know.
> Gary Minker
> 561 969-9245
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> --- On Fri, 2/6/09, Bob Lawrence wrote:
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> From: Bob Lawrence
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Lighting problem
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, February 6, 2009, 6:29 PM
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> Try Ernie's solution first.
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> I have been behind those swithes a lot adding wires and butt
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> Bob Lawrence
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> 84 PT36
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> Workcamping at Laguna Atascosa NWR Texas
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> > I registered on this forum a few weeks back after we sold our
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> Beaver
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> > and bought this 85 PT40. I religously read the emails twice
daily
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> > and it appears there is a wealth of knowledge here. I think I
need
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> > some help now myself. I've fixed two plumbing problems and
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> assorted
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> > other things and still have a few to go. Here's my main problem
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> > today:
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> > - Our 85 PT40 has the light switches above the front door to
turn
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> > the light over the door and turn on the lights by the front
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> curtains
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> > on both sides. The other night the lights all went out and I
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> > been able to get them to turn on.
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> > - The little individual lights work as do the rest of them
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> > throughout the coach.
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> > - I did take off all the switch plate covers and checked for
loose
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> > wires, all to no avail.
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> > - The lights did work sporadically, but I haven't been able to
get
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> > them to turn on in 2 days.
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> > Any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated.
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> > Thanks again.
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> > Jerry and Jayne
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> > Full timing in our 85 PT40
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