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PORCH LIGHT

Gary B,  Thanks for your post on the porch light switch, saved me a lot of work.

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The porch light on my 95 U280 failed at the SC rally. After I determined that the sensor for the touch bar was OK I Checked for voltage at the switch, It was OK, I then replaced Tubes, still no light.
Pulled light off coach and tested switch, It was bad.  Don't need switch at light anyway as touch bar and switch inside door control light.  Wired around switch and reinstalled. Moral,  Don't buy a new light til all possibilities are exhausted.  New light was $80, rewire was two butt connectors and 30 minutes time.

Gary B  95 U280
Jimmy Freytag,  Ardmore, Ok
1999 36ft U320. — -SOLD—-
1988 40ft GV        1990 36ft U280
1993 40ft U280      1996 36ft U280
  TRAVEL WHILE YOU CAN THE TIME WILL COME
            WHEN YOU NO LONGER CAN.

Re: PORCH LIGHT

Reply #1 –
I've had the ballast fail on my porch light twice.  Both times, I had voltage at the fixture. 

The first time, I replaced the ballast.  It stayed fixed for almost a year. 

The second time, I disconnected the ballast, threw out the tubes, and installed LED panels.  This SHOULD be the last fix.
Tom Lang K6PG (originally  KC6UEC)
and Diane Lang
2003 38 U295 build 6209
2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit Ecodiesel
still have tow-ready 2006 Acura MDX 
Temple City, California
Motorcade 16681 California Chapter President
SKP 16663 member of SKP Park of the Sierra, Coarsegold California
FMCA F071251
Retired electrical and electronic engineer

Re: PORCH LIGHT

Reply #2 –
Tom,
This would have been a great topic to use photos of the step by step. Did you do that for us?
George Stoltz.  Retired from full-time living in a great Foretravel and now are back to living in a traditional sticks and bricks in Florida.

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Reply #3 –
Tom.
I need to repair my '03 porch light and would like to go with LED as well as this is our third failure.  Would appreciate learning what LED you went with and where you bought them.  Actually any details would be appreciated.  Did the fixture have to come down or was it modified in place?.... Bill
Bill & Deanne Brown
'03 U-320 Previous Owner in Houston

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Reply #4 –
I used two of these from eBay:

SMD 1210 6 X 8 48 LED Interior Light White T10/T11/Dome - eBay (item

The body stayed in place, but the insides came down. I removed the end caps, took out the lens, the tubes, and the aluminum panel that holds the tube sockets on the front and the ballast on the back.  I cut the wires to the ballast, used RTV to hold the LED arrays in place, and spliced in the wires.

They look different, with two rectangular lit-up panels, but the light is very effective.  Probably brighter than the tubes, using less current.
Tom Lang K6PG (originally  KC6UEC)
and Diane Lang
2003 38 U295 build 6209
2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit Ecodiesel
still have tow-ready 2006 Acura MDX 
Temple City, California
Motorcade 16681 California Chapter President
SKP 16663 member of SKP Park of the Sierra, Coarsegold California
FMCA F071251
Retired electrical and electronic engineer