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#1 pawleyk

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Posted 23 December 2016 - 12:44 AM

Hey guys,

 

The rear porch light on our new Grandby is giving us trouble. Its started out just taking a while to "warm up" to full strength, but now it simply puts out a meager glow no matter how long its left on.

 

It is an amber LED, one of those flat paddle looking ones. It doesn't have the same connector as the bulbs on the inside, however. It uses a standard, old-school RV socket.

 

Anyone know where I can get a replacement bulb, or if that's even my problem? I know the LEDs are supposed to last forever, so maybe I've got a bad connection somewhere in the housing?

 

I have tried the obvious and wiggled the thing in the socket, no luck though.

 

I've also looked all over Amazon and the web, but can't seem to come up with anything quite like I've got back there.

 

Like I said, Amber LED. Pancake shaped. The lens is clear.

 

There could obviously be worse problems, but we really grew to like our little amber light out back.


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#2 longhorn1

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Posted 23 December 2016 - 01:41 AM

I thought there was something wrong with ours. I turned it on and no light, turned it off and back on and it came on. I will have to check it out when we load the camper up in March. jd

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Posted 23 December 2016 - 01:46 AM

Give me a shipping address and I'll send you a new one. I removed mine and put in a white LED.  Ron


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Posted 23 December 2016 - 03:23 AM

Give me a shipping address and I'll send you a new one. I removed mine and put in a white LED.  Ron


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#5 Wandering Sagebrush

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Posted 23 December 2016 - 03:28 AM

Have you removed and reseated the LED a couple of times. We had a similar issue with our Northern Lite. I swapped the 'bad' LED with one from another light, and then they both worked.
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#6 pawleyk

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Posted 23 December 2016 - 04:42 AM

Give me a shipping address and I'll send you a new one. I removed mine and put in a white LED.  Ron

 

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Thanks man, that's awesome!


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#7 pawleyk

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Posted 23 December 2016 - 04:43 AM

Have you removed and reseated the LED a couple of times. We had a similar issue with our Northern Lite. I swapped the 'bad' LED with one from another light, and then they both worked.

 

I did actually try taking it out a few times. Tried shining up the contacts and just generally jiggling things around too. 

 

No dice. Hopefully it's just the bulb. 


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Posted 23 December 2016 - 07:24 AM

You might check and make sure the light fixture is getting a good ground connection!
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Posted 23 December 2016 - 07:44 AM

If you have the awning with awning light similar to the porch light, swap the led bulbs between them. If the problem moves, it's the bulb. If not, suspect the fixture.

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#10 camelracer

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Posted 23 December 2016 - 07:49 AM

I had a problem with my rear porch light and it turned out to be a dirty switch. I got a spray can of contact cleaner from Radio Shack and it seems to have fixed the problem.


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