What is this switch?
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Topic: What is this switch?
Posted By: devro
Subject: What is this switch?
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2017 at 11:35am
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I'm new to my 178, a 2014 model. I bought it about a month ago but have been out of town most of the time and haven't gotten to mess with it much. I know the dealer told me what this switch is, but I can not remember what it does. Can someone help?? OK, I've forgotten how to post a picture of the switch. It's a small ON/OFF rocker switch just to the left of the slide room switch. Thanks in advance, JIM https://postimg.org/image/bfsq4u1y7/ - https://postimg.org/image/bfsq4u1y7/ - https://postimg.org/image/bfsq4u1y7/ - https://postimg.org/image/bfsq4u1y7/ -
------------- JIM |
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Posted By: M&M
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2017 at 11:47am
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Could it be your outside light? We have a 179 and our outside light seems to be in the same general location...
------------- 2017 179 "Big Sexy" 2012 Honda Pilot |
Posted By: Subzilla
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2017 at 11:57am
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That's what I would say.... ------------- Mark Concord, NC 2017 RP 179 "Podzilla" 2011 Silverado 1500 4X4 |
Posted By: devro
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2017 at 12:06pm
HEY! Thanks for the help!! And I figured out how to post the picture!!! Yes, it's the outside light. I was afraid it had to do with something important and I was going to get myself in a bind if I got messing with the switch. Finally getting a few days to actually take our first Pod trip! Thanks again! JIM ------------- JIM |
Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2017 at 12:45pm
| It's the switch-that-I-always-accidentally-leave-on-all-night-because-the-light-only-shines-outside. |
Posted By: Subzilla
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2017 at 12:47pm
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Done that! ------------- Mark Concord, NC 2017 RP 179 "Podzilla" 2011 Silverado 1500 4X4 |
Posted By: devro
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2017 at 12:54pm
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LOL
------------- JIM |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2017 at 2:18pm
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Ditto!!
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: fwunder
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2017 at 3:12pm
Whew. I feel better now. Thankfully, I replaced bulb with led.  ------------- 2014 RPod 178 => https://goo.gl/CV446f - MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2017 at 3:49pm
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That is a good thing. Back in the "old days" when we bought our 177 in 2011 all the bulbs were incandescent and took a fair amount of juice out of our batteries to run. We replaced them all that summer (L.E.D.'s were a lot pricier then) and made a huge difference on how many days we could dry camp before switching from one battery to the other. Our 12v deep cycle group 24 batteries are going on year 7 and we can expect 3 - 3.5 days per battery when night temps are in the upper 30's to upper 40's, the furnace is the big user, fridge and hot water run on propane. ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |