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Wall sconce light fixtures going south

What is it with these wall mounted light fixtures....one by one they just quit working and the bulbs are fine; fuses are good.  So far, the one behind the drivers seat in the living room; and the two bracketing either side of the bed. What could be contributing to the problem and how do you test these things without taking them apart?
Fiddler
1959 Parris Island grad
40' 2001 U320 Build 5875
1999 Suburban K1500 toad
1986 Corvette Pacecar
ssoftail@comcast.net

Re: Wall sconce light fixtures going south

Reply #1 –
FWIW,
may be the push button switch.  I have noted that mine are sometimes reluctant to come on.  I have ordered some new push on push off switches for mine.  Haven't even gotten them yet to install, I believe my issues will be resolved with the new switches. Best of Travels.
Best of Travels

Re: Wall sconce light fixtures going south

Reply #2 –
The 12 Volt sconces by the bed have always been intermittent, I believe that it is due to the contacts in the base becoming deformed.  I have screwed with them several times and eventually they fail again. In addition the lead base contacts on the bulb also deform.  A new bulb will work for a while.
Gary B

Re: Wall sconce light fixtures going south

Reply #3 –
Last night I finally fixed (I hope) the same problem with the light over the dining table.  I bent the contacts out and cleaned the corrosion off them then gave the bulb base a shot of dielectric grease.  Warning.  If you do this this light is 120 V not 12 V.  Make sure it's off.

Keith
Keith, Joyce & Smokey the Australian Cattle Dog
1995 U320 SE Extreme 40' WTBI Build # 4780, with a Honda CR-V hopefully still following behind.
Motorcade # 17030
FMCA # F422159

Re: Wall sconce light fixtures going south

Reply #4 –
Problem finally isolated.  The push on push off switches were temperamentally flakey.  After driving all over town, including Home Depot, finally located similar replacements at Ace Hardware for $4.75 each.  Work like a charm. Thx to all who offered support.
Fiddler
1959 Parris Island grad
40' 2001 U320 Build 5875
1999 Suburban K1500 toad
1986 Corvette Pacecar
ssoftail@comcast.net

Re: Wall sconce light fixtures going south

Reply #5 –
Glad that solved your problem.  I did not wish to drive around searching.  This is why I haven't replaced mine yet.  Ordered them off ebay (and that sometimes takes a few days).  I had come to the conclusion that the switch was the bugger with mine.  Looking forward now to receiving the switches and replacing. 
Best of Travels