We assume the lights in the hall and bathroom are running off of 12 volt and that other lights in the rv are working fine.
Rv interior lights troubleshooting.
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Rvia says a properly working converter needs to show a minimum 5 volt rise at the converter.
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 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.
The basic understanding i have is that some rv s include two types of lights.
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.
120v these lights only work with a generator or when plugged into shore power and is similar to most sticks and bricks homes.
At first we considered just switching out the bulbs in.
Connect your battery and test the voltage with your meter.
If that is the case then check for the following possible causes.
This battery must be kept charged for this equipment to operate properly.
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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Any time a power converter is plugged in and working you will always see more than 13 volts.
The first thing we checked was that the switch was on.
If your lights are still not working it may be that there is no power to the light fixtures.
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Diana get a cheap multimeter harbor freight 5 and check the converter output.
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