Cabin Lights don't work

[traderdavel]

On my cruiser I have several interior lights and none of them work. Don't know what happened, they worked last year. Changed the battery at the begining of the year, other DC items, (refrig, stereo), work. Flipped the switch on the panel and they none of them go on. They each have a switch on them, but that didn't help. Any thoughts??

 

[Blue Crabber]

Re: Cabin Lights don't work

If you are sure the battery is good, hooked up properly and the battery switch is on (if you have one) then:

check to see if there are any blown fuses.

Also do a visual check of the back of the switch to see iff the wires are in good shape and not corroded.

Good luck!

 

[P 0 P E Y E]

Re: Cabin Lights don't work

I would first check to see if you have power to the bus (by bus, I mean the panel or area where the fuses and switches are for the item you are checking)

The lights generally have a common ground where all the wires come together and get grounded.

The lights have a common positive that gets energized by the switch, is fused and usually located near the switch.

If no lights work, I would suggest testing at these junction areas (after checking the main buss and ground)

Remember that a 12 volt circuit needs both a ground and a positive to work. You will need to be able to test both.