Kitchen Light Switch Replacement

[RVPioneer]

Originally Posted by BFlinn181

I didn't mean to imply that the screw wasn't needed, just that it wasn't the only way the wire was secured. Yes, better contact is achieved by properly tightening the screw, but it's not held in contact by friction and a tapered slot like the speed connections. I think we can agree to disagree. Happy camping!

The only way to achieve proper contact with such a switch or outlet is to tighten the screw. A loose screw is unacceptable. The wire may be “secured” around the screw if it is bent and squeezed into a nearly complete circle, but it will create a miserable connection which will arc and create a serious potential for an electrical fire. My heart goes out to those poor students.

I’ve always felt that the concept of agreeing to disagree was rather absurd. As if some sort of agreement had been reached.

Thankfully, Bob has provided us with information on a simple way to replace a broken switch. It will probably be another 15 years before it fails again.

[zinom]

1: Our houses out here in the San Francisco Bay area do bounce around and screws do come loose. (take that last part any way you want!)
2: I replaced the 110vac light over my table with leds. Do any of you know a source of a dimmer that will fit and replace the rocker switch there?
regards, Matt

[RVPioneer]

Originally Posted by zinom

1: Our houses out here in the San Francisco Bay area do bounce around and screws do come loose. (take that last part any way you want!)
2: I replaced the 110vac light over my table with leds. Do any of you know a source of a dimmer that will fit and replace the rocker switch there?
regards, Matt

Best to start a new thread, but LED dimmers are readily available at home improvement stores. Be sure the light you installed is capable of being dimmed.

As a side note we have the same year and model coach. We spent a few days last July with it parked in front of our nephew's house in Sunnyvale. Small world.

[BFlinn181]

Originally Posted by zinom

1: Our houses out here in the San Francisco Bay area do bounce around and screws do come loose. (take that last part any way you want!)
2: I replaced the 110vac light over my table with leds. Do any of you know a source of a dimmer that will fit and replace the rocker switch there?
regards, Matt

I'd calculate the wattage (or amperage) of the LED circuit you want to put on a dimmer. Then you can get a properly sized dimmer for the circuit. Amazon has many 12v dimmers you can install in the 12v line, I used one in strips of LEDs I used in a kitchen remodel. It doesn't have a wall switch, just a mini remote. (which you could wall mount with velcro)

[zinom]

I have installed several led dimmers in the house, I haven't been able to find a source for a "compact" dimmer that I can replace in the same wall cut-out in my alpine, without adding a box. I'm not sure anyone is making one. I butted in on this thread because I suspected that if anyone would know, it would be those in a discussion of crimp vs. screw connections. Regards, Matt