Returned from maiden voyage

[Gardner Yeaw]

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

[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
>

[one_dusty_hoot]

Gardner,
I know the sound you heard, a click overhead, then repeaing
again and again. Lucky you found yours, I never did. I knew
it had to be one auto reset thermal breaker, but which one,
everything worked...I thought.

Then one day I decided to replace the front overhead fan and
light with a Fantastic Fan. As I pulled the black and white
wire out to gain some slack there it was. The black wire had
scrubbed against the top metal skin the copper was visible.

These wires run between the overhead insulation and the metal
skin. If I had the overhead lights or fan ON when driving I
may have found the problem by noticing their operation. When
stopped both worked fine.

Bob Janes, Greenville, SC



--- 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
>