Basic Electrical question

[bubblerboy64]

I talked to the previous owner and the fuse panel in the 73 are
located to the right of your right knee in front of the dog house
cover. He also said that there are fuses behind the upper dash panel
which he never had to get to. I wired the step with one hot wire from
the battery (with and inline fuse) and a micro switch so that it
extends and retracts when the door is opened and closed. I did not
wire in the ignition over ride or a switch to "kill" the activation.
I might in the future but I couldn't think of a reason to do so.
Seemed to me that if I was opening the door it was because I was
expecting to get into the coach and I could think of no reason why I
would want the step extended when the door was closed. Maybe some
one can give me a reason to complete the other two steps. It would
not be difficult to do but I couldn't see a need. I like the kwikee
step and it was an easy install. Drilled four holes to mount it.
Bolted it on and ran a wire or two.
John Heckman
central Pa
73 FC







>
> Steve I don't know if it has an access panel in the front or not.
> I'll have to look it over this evening and see. Perhaps some one
> else will chip in here before this evening. Some one who has or
has
> had an early coach like mine. On an aside I have come up with a
name
> for the coach. I am going to call her "The Big Napper" since I am
> famous for taking naps and his bus allows me to do so pretty much
as
> needed. Had it out last week. Down to visit the daughter who is
> expecting our first grandchild. I was able to park in her drive
and
> slept in the bus every night while helping her get the nursery area
> ready for the baby. Bus is doing very well for me and I have had
> only one repair to date that I could not handle myself. The refrig.
> is not running consistently on propane so I have made an
appointment
> to have that checked out this Friday. I assume the igniter is not
> sparking hard enough or the propane orifice needs cleaned. I
decided
> to have a professional look at that. All the rest I have managed
> (with the help on my online friends) to fix myself. The major
things
> I have done are to replace the rear air conditioner, replace both
> fans with fantastic fans, placed new captains chairs and installed
> seat belts, installed a gas tank for the generator, and installed
the
> kwikee step, replace the sink and faucet, plus lots of interior
> cosmetic stuff. This is one of those deals when you could go for
> ever but at least I am to the point that I am very happy with
things
> as they are. Oh I must not forget the wife made new curtains for
> several of the windows for me. I've had it six weeks or so. I
think
> I have accomplished a lot in that time.
>
> John Heckman
> central pa
> "The Big Napper" 1973 FC
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the explanation Don.
> > Steve
> >
> > In a message dated 8/13/2007 8:07:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > bluethunder@ writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Typically steps have a Key-on/door-Typically steps have a
> > Key-on/door-closed/retract function. Only way to tell that
is
> to have (among other things)
> > one w
> >
> > Don Bradner
> > 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> > Eureka, CA
> >
> > On 8/13/2007 at 10:40 AM _ebirder2000@ebirder_
> (mailto:ebirder2000@)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >I am having a hard
> > >time understanding why they would want "key on" power for a
step
> switch. I
> > >
> > >would think that you would want the step to work the same if
the
> key is on
> > >or not.
> >
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