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Porch Light stuff

Our porch light and handle do not turn off automatically.  The relay and controller are right where I expected them to be - in the semi-cylindrical drink holder next to the passenger seat.

How do I get to them?  I see no screws that hold the wood cylinder on.  It is very firm to the wall.  The top is just as firm, and I see and feel no screws, except maybe one that holds the cylinder to the magazine rack.  The hole in the top is way too small for my hand to get in there (and come back out!)

There must be a better way than smacking the mess to wood chips with a hammer and replacing it.
Matt B
1998 u-320

Re: Porch Light stuff

Reply #1 –
The cylindrical drink holder and the magazine rack comes off together and I think you need to
take the cover slide switch off and there might be a screw there.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

Re: Porch Light stuff

Reply #2 –
Quote from: oldguy –
The cylindrical drink holder and the magazine rack comes off together and I think you need to
take the cover slide switch off and there might be a screw there.
Got it!  That screw behind the switch is sneaky!  The hole was filled in with a spider web, and dust that beautifully matched the wood frame.

Thanks!
Matt B
1998 u-320

Re: Porch Light stuff

Reply #3 –
There may also be a screw that is down on the floor. You can take a flashlight and look down through the hole where the switches were mounted. You will need a long extension to reach it IF you have one.

Mike
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

Re: Porch Light stuff

Reply #4 –
Quote from: Pamela & Mike –
There may also be a screw that is down on the floor. You can take a flashlight and look down through the hole where the switches were mounted. You will need a long extension to reach it IF you have one.

Mike
There was a screw that went horizontally through a metal bracket underneath the base of the drink holder.

For the record, the controller box is bad.  I thought about replacing it with one of the $10 touch switch modules from Amazon.  I could see us reopening the door to reach out and turn the light off again and again.  I didn't think about spending $120 for a replacement module - it just seems too much money for what it does.  I might try to snag a used or markdown later. 

I unplugged the relay, and now the dash switch functions as a normal on-off.
Matt B
1998 u-320

Re: Porch Light stuff

Reply #5 –

 Cheap touch light controller and a programmable timer to automatically shut it off
DC 6-12V On/OFF Touch Switch for LED Light Source Lamp - - Amazon.com
Amazon.com: 1pc DC 12V/24V Adjustable Cycle Times Switch Module Delay On/Off...
Or something similar
Scott

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