Returned from maiden voyage

[Gardner Yeaw]

P.S.
The photos are under 'Long Island Gathering'

Gardner

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
wrote:
>
> Well, I made it! I went out to Long Island and met Tom and Shane
> with their Bluebirds and John with his Challenger. We all ate a
fine
> potluck meal together and swapped stories till the fire died down.
>
> I posted couple of pictures of the coaches and owners.
>
> On the way out I began to hear a periodic clicking sound that
> seemed to come from under the dash. Then I noticed the volt meter
> and tach would deflect when it happened. I realized it must be a
> circuit breaker. It would stop a while and then start again. If
you
> have ever been on a New York expressway, the only shoulder is the
> one just above you elbow so pulling over was not an option.
>
> I finally arrived at the campground, disconnected the batteries
> and opened up the front. I reconnected the batteries and found it
> wasn't coming from under the dash, it was in the overhead (rock
and
> roll ears, can't locate a thing). I disconnected the offending
> circuit and enjoyed the evening.
>
> It turned out that the hot wire going into the switch on one of
> the bedroom reading lights had popped out of the switch and was
> shorting against the housing.
>
> What I would like to do in the future is put indicator lights
> across each terminal pair on each breaker. If a breaker trips the
> light will light. It would make roadside troubleshooting a breeze.
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>