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Subject Topic: Caravan Road Lights Post Reply Post New Topic
Personsomeara
30/4/2018 at 12:54pm
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I brought our caravan home from Winter storage yesterday and all roads lights were working when I checked before setting off. During the drive home I indicated to turn right and noticed the trailer light on the dashboard was not on.
I pulled in, checked the lights and the right hand indicator on the caravan was not working (all other lights were fine) I disconnected the plug from the car and checked for dirt in the plug, reconnected to the car and all lights were working when I checked. However the same thing happened shortly afterwards when indicating right.
Any ideas what might be causing this, I cant find any dirt in the plug or the socket.
Many Thanks


PersonHacksaw Bob
30/4/2018 at 1:24pm
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Have you checked the bulb holder for moisture, corrosion etc (and given it a blast of WD40)?


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Probably corrosion on the bulb contacts giving intermittent connection. Just take the bulb out and give the contacts a clean. Probably a good idea to check the other bulbs while you are at it.

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After checking the bulb connection for being sound, it might be worth checking the appropriate pin of the 12N plug (or 13-pin plug as the case may be). When we had 12N/12S plug/socket arrangement, I did find a problem which showed up as a bulb failure on my instrument panel. I took out a screwdriver and slightly increased the 'X' gap in the 12N plug pins. This immediately cured the problem.
Bertie.

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30/4/2018 at 8:57pm
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Many thanks for the replies

I checked the bulb holder and no sign of moisture or corrosion.

I will have a look at the plug tomorrow after work

someara



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