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Switches by the door

The switches by the door has lost it's ground. Does anyone know where the wire for the light switch is grounded. I could run another
ground and everything would work but I would rather find out where Foretravel grounded it and fix it properly.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

Re: Switches by the door

Reply #1 –
As long as you verify that it IS ground, there is nothing wrong with adding or "substituting" a  new ground.
Brett Wolfe
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Re: Switches by the door

Reply #2 –
Quote from: oldguy –
The switches by the door has lost it's ground. Does anyone know where the wire for the light switch is grounded. I could run another
ground and everything would work but I would rather find out where Foretravel grounded it and fix it properly.
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Re: Switches by the door

Reply #3 –
If you pull the panel by the door in front of the passenger seat, the switches are on that panel and you can see the wiring there.  It could be the wires came off of the switch. 
John M.
John & Carm Morales

"We travel not to go anywhere, but to just go.  We travel for travel's sake.  Our great desire is to move."

Re: Switches by the door

Reply #4 –
I ran another ground and someday I may try and fined out where it is grounded. Everything is working now.
Thanks for the responses.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport
 

Re: Switches by the door

Reply #5 –
Late model Foretravels run the green ground wires to a central location.  Not a frame ground as was done before the Unicoaches as far as I have seen.  My Unicoach lights do not flicker like the frame ground earlier coaches.

You might try the bedroom fuse box as I think the fuse is there for that function.  Maybe.
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Bob
1997 U320 40' Mid entry, build 5132,  wtbi ce27, 4th owner
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