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barbaram · 11-04-2012, 07:06 AM

We have a 2005 Newmar Kountry Star with a Cat engine. The cig lighters / power ports have quit working. Checking with a volt meter at times I will have battery voltage but as soon as you plug something in power goes away. I have not been able to locate a fuse or circuit breaker for the power ports. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

ahicks · 11-04-2012, 07:51 AM

You have a bad connection of the sort that can be hard to find. If the circuit is in a difficult place to troubleshoot, I would start by adding a new ground wire, complete, to a known good ground.

Skip426 · 11-04-2012, 08:22 AM

Your power reading with the meter may be due to a cross feed from the solar panel, don't ask how I found this out, keep looking for fuses , I've found 6 locations for fuses in my coach.

Pull the solar panel fuse, before you test for power in the outlet.

siggyd · 11-04-2012, 09:08 AM

On the 05 KSDP,the fuse for the dash "cigarette lighter" plug is in the
basement below the driver seat. I used to own an 05 KSDP and had to replace the same fuse.
Siggy

barbaram · 11-04-2012, 04:51 PM

Found the fuse for the solar panel, pulled fuse and it did stop the voltage to the power ports. I then continued to look for the power port fuse and found it blown and replaced and power ports work, it was marked aux power. It was in the compartment on L/F under drivers seat. Thanks for the help.