My 4 large LED ceiling lights have suddenly quit working after a road trip. The ones over the bed and all other lights are working. I have power to all appliances and fans. I have checked breakers and fuses. I think I might be dealing with a short problem. Does anyone have any idea how these are wired and/or suggestions for tracing the problem?
I did find the Fuse Panel post under the truck camper thread and will start with some of those suggestions. However, in anyone else has had this issue and found the problem, please let me know. Thanks.
I found aluminum shavings in my lights that caused them to flicker, but it never blew a fuse. I removed all mine vacuumed them out and got all shavings off the connections.
Quote from: Fatdog2 on April 04, 2018, 12:06:34 PM
I found aluminum shavings in my lights that caused them to flicker, but it never blew a fuse. I removed all mine vacuumed them out and got all shavings off the connections.
I had the same problem with my 13QBB
Thought I would post this as a follow-up in case it helps anyone else. I did have a possible loose connection at the switch by the door. As others have noted, the lights were full of aluminum shavings. I cleaned all of them and the speakers. My light are all working except I am still having a flicker issue with one of them. The problem seems to be in the switch. It appears that I would have to replace the entire fixture. I plan on using as is for now. If someone does have a good source for these fixtures, please let me know. Thanks.
Etrailer has a seemingly limitless variety of LED light fixtures.
https://www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-RV_Lighting-sf-Ceiling_Light-pt-Dome_Light.aspx
MTCamper, I had one of my light flicker off today and thought it was the switch. It turned out to be the contacts inside the LED circuit card plug. Remove the small screw and pull the board out of wire socket which clips to light fixture, the socket has contacts inside. I took a small screw driver and bent the contacts down to close the opening just a little, then reinstalled the circuit board. No more flickering when I touched the circuit board. Hope that helps.
Thanks. I will give that a try.
I think this is the one double lens unit that is in my 2014 21 BHS as it has 18 led's for each lens made by Optronics, who also makes the yellow sealed clearance lights on the roof as I found one of mine full of moisture. https://www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-RV_Lighting-sf-Ceiling_Light-pt-Dome_Light-hs-12V-sz-10L_x_4W_Inch.aspx
In case this is of any help to anyone else...what I wish I would have done the first time because simply cleaning is wasted effort...After thourghly cleaning all the lights of all those aluminum shavings and thinking I had everything working agin I was a bit dismayed to have the problem randomly return on my next trip. Turns out there is no end to those shavings and every bump, pothole, and washboard road will give you a replenished supply. I once again cleaned evrything as best I could, stuffed the hole with as much insulation as I could get in there, installed some rubber grommets and/or piece of hose to protect the wires from the sharp edges, and put a piece of electrical tape over the contacts to prevent any shavings making future contact. So far, so good.
Any tips for how to remove the ceiling led light fixture?
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Quote from: dlb53151 on August 10, 2021, 12:55:39 AM
Any tips for how to remove the ceiling led light fixture?
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The lens slide off the end after very slightly lifting the edge on the end. Once both lenses are off, there is a screw holding the fixture to the ceiling. A small plastic putty knife or very careful work with a flat screwdriver can help get the lens free.