GFI Faults and interior light replacemts

[timvasqz]

Ron, I looked it upand like you say there is more to it then the one Steve sells for the Wanderlodge 12volters and boat leveling devices. heat may be an issue with the 120V of your building but may not be an issue with the 12V ballast?????? Seems that Ballast is not a defined device but has a defined function . some are a bunch of resisters and others asolid state setups to provide a output that is constant and defined???????

I'm with you that if it was screwed onby the engineers, I'd leave that attachment method for repair. proof of the failure of a design change could be costly.

GregoryO'Connor ofTim&Greg 94ptCa

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Ron Thompson wrote:
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> Ballasts can run hot if the resistance through the tubes increases to a level to cause constant current flow in the ballast. I just replace 18 ballasts in a building I own because they were either burned out or about to burn out. It didn't help having the hot temperatures we have down here in Texas either.
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> --- On Mon, 1/5/09, timvasqz Petrover1@... wrote:
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> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: GFI Faults and interior light replacemts
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 8:04 PM
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> > > > > --- On Mon, 1/5/09, Hugh Turner wrote:
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> > > > > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: GFI Faults and interior
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> > > > > To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com
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> > > > > Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 6:10 AM
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> > > > > Helping a friend with his BB 84fc35' and out of the blue he
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> > > > > getting immediate ground faults. We shut off all of the
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> > > > > still getting the fault. plugged the cord in by it's self
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> > > > > faults, but as soon as it's plugged into the BB the GFI
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> > > > > Last year on a trip to MS 110vac worked fine on genset.
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> > > > > campground as soon as I plugged into their 50 amp shore
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> > > > > hot to neutral short did the simple things first. 1. Had
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> > > > > check their side 2. went through some of the checks you did
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> > > > > out the connection box to check it ok 4. called plant for
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> > > > > water and other stuff getting on the contacts The had a
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> > > > > to correct the problem told me he lets parts know I may need
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> > > > > ($800 est). After aboout a 1/2 a day in MS in August I
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> > > > > access plate was able to get the switch out. Once it was out
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> > > > > have not had any problems since, just make sure you have a
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> > > > > park power system with you. The red and yellow light are not
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> > > > > I am talking about they get their input from the module I am
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> > > > > about. I do not know where is located it the FC itthe one
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