Lunar internal light problem

Psmiffy replied on 24/02/2018 22:48

Posted on 24/02/2018 22:48

Hi folks, I'm getting our 2016 Conquest CK ready for a trip, and found two of the reading lights over the settee are just a faint glow. (They're the non changeable bulb type)Also a main roof light in the van isn't working at all. It was all working at Christmas when we last used the van, and everything else including other lighting works fine. I don't understand how the reading lights can just glow slightly. If there was a break in a circuit they wouldn't work at all.I assume the light not working and the two faint ones are connected in some way. The battery is fully charged. It's a long round trip to the dealer so your thoughts and suggestions will be most welcome.

Thanks

Paul 

lagerorwine replied on 25/02/2018 18:03

Posted on 25/02/2018 18:03

Campbells might be a bit dim, but the black greasy handprints left at first service on our cream interior weren't. Never mind, a bit of rag and some brake cleaner did the job after we pointed them out!

As you can imagine, 2nd and subsequent services conducted elsewhere.

Psmiffy replied on 25/02/2018 18:34

Posted on 25/02/2018 18:34

Update.......as suggested by the very helpful replies I  wiggled wires,fuses etc here and there and checked battery neg and pos connections etc. It's down to dodgy connections somewhere between the fitting itself and the wiring after it has disappeared out of reach. I unscrewed each of the downlights and when moving the fitting and wires around they sometimes work and sometimes don't. The connections at the fitting are all sealed and the wires disappear into holes in the paneling.The frustrating thing is I had one working and when I screwed it back in place it stopped again. Anyway all is now working and I will just see what happens. I assume if it keeps happening it should be covered under the warranty.Thanks again for all the help

Paul 

Tigi replied on 26/02/2018 20:01

Posted on 26/02/2018 20:01

I`ve had an LED Strip on the underside of a cupboard go dim and in my current van one of the corner cubes is not working correctly both Lunars. We soon changing so will let dealer sort out.

If the fault is due to poor connections i.e. workmanship and that is accepted the repair should fall within the warranty, the year applies to the bulb failure?

High32 replied on 26/08/2021 11:23

Posted on 26/08/2021 11:23

I have 7 years old lunar lexon 560  just bought and noticed the kitchen bulkhead led and one of the corner led's are not working. I find it astonishing that these are "not replacable", we all know by now that contrary to popular myth, led's do not by any means last forever. In fact I  have had led bulbs that did not last as long as conventional bulbs, given where they are manufactured this should be no surprise. 

I will check out the connections etc but I suspect that 7 years is a reasonable design life for any electronic component. On my car I have had indicator   led's  that have gone within 4 years.

I have sourced come similar led units on line although I am not sure yet how these would be fixed as the originals appear to be hard wired in. I am  some what  aggreived  given that this appears to be such  a common problem that a quick fix is not available to caravan owners. Obviously this will be an ongoing problem for older caravans and it would appear that no one has bothered to come up with an easy and cheap solution. Even the dealer I bought the caravan from could not offer any help.

 

Someone please tell me I am wrong.

 

Ian.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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