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Title: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: nitehawk on September 24, 2018, 11:04:00 am
Seeing posts on the handle light makes me wonder if mine only works with the "porch" light.
I didn't want to hijack the latest post on the lighted handle.
My acrylic handle does light, but only when I turn on the porch light.
Does a coach from my era have the optional "touch" feature?
How would I know?
Title: Re: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: Chuck & Jeannie on September 24, 2018, 11:22:31 am
Does a coach from my era have the optional "touch" feature?
How would I know?
Don't know, but if you do, you would look for a little black or dark brown module that says "Touch Lite" on the sticker.  On our coach, it is mounted to the "ceiling" of the small cargo bay to the left of the entry door.  In the first link below, scroll down to see some photos of the module:

Porch light repair (https://wiki.foreforums.com/doku.php?id=house:lighting:porch)

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Title: Re: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: nitehawk on September 24, 2018, 11:45:03 am
I have been all over our coach washing, waxing, cleaning, fixing stuff, replacing the ACs, been in every possible cavity on our coach, been in the dash, under the couch, and never found anything remotely like a Touchlite module.
Thanks for the information and the pictures. Definitely not on our coach.
I wondered about the small (about 1/8" diameter) pin down by the lower side of the door frame, but it must have been for an electric step option (that we don't have) but was a standard part of the witing harness for coaches.
Title: Re: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: TulsaTrent on September 24, 2018, 12:47:10 pm
I tried to print out the wiring link, but was unsuccessful. Does anyone know the secret?

Thanks,

Trent
Title: Re: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: Chuck & Jeannie on September 24, 2018, 01:56:09 pm
Trent,

For some reason (which is above my pay grade) you can't print directly from beamalarm.com entries.  I think you will need to Google the subject, and see if you can locate the original source of the diagram.

Is this what you want: The selected media item is not currently available.
Title: Re: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: Chuck & Jeannie on September 24, 2018, 02:09:56 pm
Touch-Lite modules are no longer in production, but if one would like to add this feature to their coach, they are (according to ad) still available:

Intellitec Touch Light Kit 00-00098-000 (https://rvpartsexpress.com/product/intellitec-touch-light-kit-00-00098-000/)
Title: Re: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: Chuck & Jeannie on September 24, 2018, 02:12:40 pm
Got a good laugh from this ad.  Note the asking price for a "refurbished" module!  :o

Intellitec Touch-Lite Repair (https://www.board-repair.com/?Ticket=052820130068)
Title: Re: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: Mike Leary (RIP) on September 24, 2018, 02:32:20 pm
Seeing posts on the handle light makes me wonder if mine only works with the "porch" light.
Ours works that way. Fine with me.  ^.^d
Title: Re: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: TulsaTrent on September 24, 2018, 03:18:37 pm
Chuck,

Yes, exactly; thanks.

But the more general question, is why can we no longer print from the Beam Alarm website? I have been a member of this forum for over seven years, and I know we used to be able to print those web pages. What has changed?
 
Trent
Title: Re: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: Chuck & Jeannie on September 24, 2018, 05:46:28 pm
...why can we no longer print from the Beam Alarm website?
Don't know...like I said, above my pay grade.
Title: Re: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: bigfoot on September 26, 2018, 12:44:39 am
My door handle light works with my outdoor light. Think a torchlight would would not add much for me. Well it does save your battery small advantage I guess
Title: Re: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: nitehawk on September 26, 2018, 09:17:06 am
I converted my handle by the door and the porch light to LEDs, so less battery draw.
Title: Re: Lighted handle works seperately?
Post by: Carol & Scott on September 26, 2018, 09:36:03 pm
Covered this on another thread -
I Just cut the wire to the auto-on porch-lite module.  Was staying on.  I tried a couple of fixes, - then cut the wore to the touch sensor control box.  Now it turns ON and OFF by the inside switch.  When in Nac next time I may have someone fix it.  I lost patience.

Did not intend to Hijack this thread.    ;D