I solved it myself??!!

billsmax · 02-11-2011, 04:57 AM

I just want you all to know that I finally solved a problem on my Sig, by myself.
I'm in the Keys and moved from Bahia Honda to Curry Hammock, when I discovered that my steps had not come in during my drive. I suspected a blown fuse and looked and looked for the fuse. I finally found a chart the said the Step fuse was a "hidden fuse", located in the ps arm rest. Well I'm not a complete idiot, so I assumed it wasn't talking about the co-pilot chair arm rest that is enclosed in leather. After a bit of work, I was able to remove the cup holder and little compartment on the armrest built on the wall. There is a small 2 x 2 black box that says fuse on it but it's way down inside that opening with not enough wire on it to pull it up so that I can open it. I figured I was going to have to wait until I get to Lazy Days to get it fixed. But then I decided to raise the front end and look at my electrical connections on the step to see if anything had been pulled loose.
There are 2 locking plugs under there but both appeared to be connected just fine. I took both of them apart and reseated them and lo and behold it was just a dirty connection. Steps are working just fine now. Wish I could find all my other little electrical problems before having to have Lazy Days work on it.
I love it when a plan comes together!

patmsp · 02-11-2011, 05:45 AM

Congratulations Bill: I enjoyed hearing about your troubleshooting steps. Nice to see how a mind works.

Mike Canter · 02-11-2011, 08:06 AM

Good on you Bill. When working on aircraft there are a lot of electrical problems that are fixed by just taking it and putting it back in. I hope the cold weather is staying away from you down there because you can't get any further south.