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[leslie]

Excellent storage ideas, livinthegoodlife. I especially like what you did with the storage area over the fridge. After I get my Camplite.... what I would like to do is arrange for as many of us who can manage it, to get together so we can see firsthand all of the mods and storage ideas everybody is using.

[hdrehder]

[quote source="/post/4041/thread" timestamp="1412337420" author="@mitch"]I had the same issues with the shavings also.  One thing that happened because of that was interesting though.  One day I noticed that one of the lights above the bed was flickering and then it was not responding to the switch all the time.  Sometimes it would be on and sometimes off when controlling it by the switch on the light itself.  I took it down from the ceiling and found enough metal shavings had dropped into the fixture from the mounting hole in the ceiling that it had bridged the switch and caused a short circuit.  After pulling the trailer around a few times it all just settled to the lowest spot.  A simple clean out with a vacuum and all was well.
[/quote]So glad to hear your experience with the lights flickering. I'm having that issue with two fixtures and now know how to investigate.   Thank you Mitch

[pinstriper]

I had an intermittent switch, dealer fixed it under warranty. I have no idea if it was just filings, or a bad switch. This is good to know about if you are far from the dealer, no longer under warranty, or simply don't want to leave the rig at the dealer for a few weeks waiting for service.

[charliem]

[quote source="/post/4177/thread" timestamp="1412822268" author="@spunk4"][quote source="/post/4041/thread" timestamp="1412337420" author="@mitch"][/quote]So glad to hear your experience with the lights flickering. I'm having that issue with two fixtures and now know how to investigate.   Thank you Mitch[/quote][font size="3"]Another cause of flickering lights is a bad connection in the socket in the fixture itself. I've had this problem on several of my light fixtures. The cure is to remove the plastic dome and single Phillips screw and pull out and reinsert the LED panel several times. Use some contact cleaner or alcohol if you have it. This cleans the contacts in the fixture socket. Then replace the screw and dome. No more annoying flicker.
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[livinthegoodlife]

Thanks, Charlie! Our lights have been flickering for a couple of nights now.  We did not find any shavings in ours, so this might be the problem. Will try it when we get home on Sunday (even though we wish we could just keep going and going!)Currently in Florida and leaving on Saturday

[hdrehder]

[quote source="/post/4180/thread" timestamp="1412857440" author="@charliem"][quote source="/post/4177/thread" timestamp="1412822268" author="@spunk4"]So glad to hear your experience with the lights flickering. I'm having that issue with two fixtures and now know how to investigate.   Thank you Mitch[/quote][font size="3"]Another cause of flickering lights is a bad connection in the socket in the fixture itself. I've had this problem on several of my light fixtures. The cure is to remove the plastic dome and single Phillips screw and pull out and reinsert the LED panel several times. Use some contact cleaner or alcohol if you have it. This cleans the contacts in the fixture socket. Then replace the screw and dome. No more annoying flicker.
[/font][/quote]Thanks CharlieM. Will try this when i get some time in the camper to mess with it.

[shovelhead]

Welcome from North GA.

Dave
21RBS
RAM 1500/HEMI

[hdrehder]

[quote source="/post/4204/thread" timestamp="1412908061" author="@spunk4"][quote source="/post/4180/thread" timestamp="1412857440" author="@charliem"][font size="3"]Another cause of flickering lights is a bad connection in the socket in the fixture itself. I've had this problem on several of my light fixtures. The cure is to remove the plastic dome and single Phillips screw and pull out and reinsert the LED panel several times. Use some contact cleaner or alcohol if you have it. This cleans the contacts in the fixture socket. Then replace the screw and dome. No more annoying flicker.
[/font][/quote]Thanks CharlieM. Will try this when i get some time in the camper to mess with it.[/quote]Another flickering light question.... I tried removing the clear covers last night, but worried I might break them. Any hints on how to get into the lights? 

[daplumbr]

The cover is stiff (maybe especially when cold?), but it does pop off if you slip a thin screwdriver under the edge and pry. I had to remove one to get at the screws. Once removed, I found aluminum shavings that had shorted out the switch so that it would not turn off. I'll probably remove all the light fixtures next spring and vacuum out the shavings to avoid future problems. 

[charliem]

[quote source="/post/5281/thread" timestamp="1416886325" author="@spunk4"][quote source="/post/4204/thread" timestamp="1412908061" author="@spunk4"]Thanks CharlieM. Will try this when i get some time in the camper to mess with it.[/quote]Another flickering light question.... I tried removing the clear covers last night, but worried I might break them. Any hints on how to get into the lights? [/quote][font size="3"]Be gentle and persistent. The lens slides sideways 1/4 inch to open. Use two hands if possible; the more thumb and finger combos the better. Once the lens slides over try to lift the far (rounded) end by placing a finger under the exposed edge. Pry it up slightly until you see the small tabs begin to disengage. It's harder to describe than to do, but it will work. I recommend NOT using a screwdriver. It's plastic and will break. It will come apart by hand.
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[daplumbr]

Ahhh...good to know about the lens removal thing. For the life of me, I couldn't get the cover to budge off those tabs with just my hands. I guess I wasn't patient enough or use enough force trying to slide it.