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07-17-2017, 12:01 PM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Mims, Florida
Posts: 63
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LED Lighting
Just spent part of the weekend rewiring the lighting fixtures in our RV. When the unit was manufactured they did not follow proper wiring protocol. When I went to upgrade to LED lighting the voltage was reversed biased on part of the lamps and the bulbs would not light. At the time of the build it didn't matter to an incandescent bulb, but it sure made my weekend fun. I was wondering just how common of a problem this has been for other members who upgraded to LED bulbs.
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07-17-2017, 12:24 PM
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Registered User
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: NW Ohio
Posts: 7,114
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My 1999 Soutwind was like this. When I upgraded to LEDs, the lights in the slide were all reverse polarity. It wasn't a big deal with the 921 bulbs, but I had to re-wire for the bases for the 1141 bulbs.
In hindsight, I should have switched the wires that feed the slide rather than take the light fixtures apart
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07-17-2017, 03:29 PM
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Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cape Cod, MA
Posts: 1,803
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On our 2011 Journey about half the fixtures had to have the wires switched. Not a big job.
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Cape Cod, MA
2017 Entegra Aspire RBQ & Silverado Crew or GC
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07-17-2017, 06:20 PM
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Senior Member
Spartan Chassis
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SW, MO
Posts: 162
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I check my polarity with a volt meter when I am wiring my LED bulbs in. Sure saves a lot of time later. Learned this the hard way.
Good Luck
Don
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Don  Susan
2000 Newmar DSDP 3894, Cummins 330, Spartan, MM,
2004 Pilot toad
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07-17-2017, 06:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Vancouver Wash
Posts: 7,227
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When I switched my 5er to led's, if the bulb didn't light, just turned it 180 degrees and whet on to the next one....so they are polarity sensitive...
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07-17-2017, 07:00 PM
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Senior Member
Nor'easters Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Monadnock Region of New Hampshire
Posts: 1,519
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Maybe I'm the exception but I did 10 florescent fixtures and 14 halogen ones to LED and every one was correct!
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My name is Peter, and I'm never going to grow up.
- Winnebago Era 2010 Class B
- Holiday Rambler 2006 Ambassador 40-DFD Class A
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07-18-2017, 05:31 AM
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Senior Member
Nor'easters Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Monadnock Region of New Hampshire
Posts: 1,519
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On MEH (meh.com) today 7/18, are some LED (puc, under counter/closet) lights on sale. I've bought a lot of stuff from MEH and never disappointed.
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My name is Peter, and I'm never going to grow up.
- Winnebago Era 2010 Class B
- Holiday Rambler 2006 Ambassador 40-DFD Class A
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