RV Tip from Robert Lowe, the co-author of "All the Stuff you Need to Know About RV's"
- Friday, August 05 2005 @ 05:16 am UTC
- Contributed by: RVED101
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Bob served for 3 years as the Editor of the Bounder
Beacon, a bi-monthly, 32-page newsletter read by approximately
3,000 Bounder motorhome owners. He's been their Technical Editor
for six years.... Marker, Clearance and Taillights that operate intermittently:
These lamps are very sensitive to good grounding and solid
connections. Many of the newer rigs have push-in bulbs without a
brass base. These lamps tend to last longer; however the power
must transfer through a fine wire looped at the end of the bulb
that is press fitted into a socket. Remove the lens cover on the
marker lamp and check to make sure that the socket connection is
pinched together without the bulb in the socket, then re-insert
the bulb. The fit should be snug. Fleetwood coats the wiring in
silicone sealer so that the bolt connection to the socket will
not rust, then they seal the lens cap to prevent water entering
it. If you remove it, be sure to re-seal it with clear silicon
seal. Coat the bulb connections with di-electric grease to extend
the life of the bulb socket connection and the bulb.
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