What to do if some of your rv 12v lights stop working one of our rv 12v light fixtures stopped working the other day and we were unsure if it was the fixtur.
Rv interior lights troubleshooting.
Connect your battery and test the voltage with your meter.
This battery must be kept charged for this equipment to operate properly.
Troubleshooting some light fixtures within an rv can have switches located on a control panel.
Diana get a cheap multimeter harbor freight 5 and check the converter output.
He received a 600 estimate to fix the problem.
In an rv the interior lights the temperature control panel the 2 way fridge control panel and your alarms all run on your 12 vdc coach battery.
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At first we considered just switching out the bulbs in.
After all you re spending a great deal of time on the road so it s important you feel comfortable and at home with your surroundings.
If your lights are still not working it may be that there is no power to the light fixtures.
Any time a power converter is plugged in and working you will always see more than 13 volts.
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If you don t see over 13 volts your converter is dying.
For instance the light fixture above our sofa has a switch near the steps this is also where our 12v on off switch is located.
Also check all of your 120 volt circuit breakers they look kind of like switches make sure they re all on.
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The basic understanding i have is that some rv s include two types of lights.
If that is the case then check for the following possible causes.
12v these lights run off the batteries and some rv s only have these types of lights at least that was the case for us.
The first thing we checked was that the switch was on.
Rv interior lights interior lighting fixtures.
120v these lights only work with a generator or when plugged into shore power and is similar to most sticks and bricks homes.
Rvia says a properly working converter needs to show a minimum 5 volt rise at the converter.