R-pod Owners Forum : Porch light http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : Porch light Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 20 May 2026 20:47:49 +0000 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 23:42:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12281 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Porch light : I do want to change mine to LED.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116196#116196 Author: Susie Q
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Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 11:42pm

I do want to change mine to LED. Guessing I'd hear that fan less. Less wear and tear on it.]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 23:42:41 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116196#116196 Porch light : Mine aren't. http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116195#116195 Author: Susie Q
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Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 11:41pm

Mine aren't.]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 23:41:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116195#116195 Porch light : Thanks to you all. Now, if I could... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116194#116194 Author: Susie Q
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Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 11:31pm

Thanks to you all. Now, if I could just figure out the photo thing again, I'd post a pic sometime. Tried a search, but the URL cut & paste method (using Flickr) didn't work. Might be an Android thing.]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 23:31:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116194#116194 Porch light : They get hot. http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116193#116193 Author: Susie Q
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Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 11:27pm

They get hot.]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 23:27:16 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116193#116193 Porch light : Originally posted by poston Originally... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116191#116191 Author: OldNeumanntapr
Subject: 12281
Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 9:17pm

Originally posted by poston

Originally posted by Susie Q

Sure enough, the converter fan came on. That was the noise I was hearing.

Yay, I'm glad you got it sussed!  

That's irritating when you can't located the source of the sound, kinda like locating crickets.

Yep. That's EXACTLY what happened to us on our 1st big trip with the new 180. "What's that noise?"
I finally tracked it down to the converter fan.


]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 21:17:44 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116191#116191 Porch light : Originally posted by Susie... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116190#116190 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 12281
Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 9:05pm

Originally posted by Susie Q

Ok. I turned on all the interior lights and then the porch light. Sure enough, the converter fan came on. That was the noise I was hearing. I think the porch light in my 2018 178 is incandescent.
If it is a 2018, I'm pretty sure all the lights are LED at that point. I know all the round "puck" lights in the interior, the tail lights, and all the marker lights are LED. Pretty sure the rest of the lights are LED as well (including the porch light).
]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 21:05:28 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116190#116190 Porch light : Originally posted by Susie... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116179#116179 Author: poston
Subject: 12281
Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 5:28pm

Originally posted by Susie Q

Sure enough, the converter fan came on. That was the noise I was hearing.

Yay, I'm glad you got it sussed!  

That's irritating when you can't located the source of the sound, kinda like locating crickets.
]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 17:28:49 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116179#116179 Porch light : Ok. I turned on all the interior... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116177#116177 Author: Susie Q
Subject: 12281
Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 5:09pm

Ok. I turned on all the interior lights and then the porch light. Sure enough, the converter fan came on. That was the noise I was hearing. I think the porch light in my 2018 178 is incandescent.]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 17:09:32 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116177#116177 Porch light : Thanks. Right now I can't... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116176#116176 Author: Susie Q
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Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 5:03pm

Thanks. Right now I can't get the noise to come back. When I do, I'll listen.]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 17:03:50 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116176#116176 Porch light : My porch light lens melted, I... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116174#116174 Author: mcarter
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Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 4:26pm

My porch light lens melted, I replaced the bulb and the lens.]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 16:26:18 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116174#116174 Porch light : Originally posted by mcarterKeith,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116172#116172 Author: TheBum
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Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 4:23pm

Originally posted by mcarter

Keith, new ones probably, my 2015 the front service light and the porch light I changed to LED.


The 2016s also still had incandescent porch and front service lights.]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 16:23:24 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116172#116172 Porch light : Susie Q, Put your ear by the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116171#116171 Author: mcarter
Subject: 12281
Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 3:40pm

Susie Q,

Put your ear by the converter, hear a fan?]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:40:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116171#116171 Porch light : Keith, new ones probably, my 2015... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116167#116167 Author: mcarter
Subject: 12281
Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 3:24pm

Keith, new ones probably, my 2015 the front service light and the porch light I changed to LED.]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:24:14 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116167#116167 Porch light : When the bulbs in our 2011 177... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116161#116161 Author: Keith-N-Dar
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Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 1:52pm

When the bulbs in our 2011 177 were still incandescent it was common to hear the converter fan run if we had several lights on.  Replacing them with LED bulbs eliminated that.  Aren't a;; the 178s LED from the factory?]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:52:57 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116161#116161 Porch light : I concur with the converter fan... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116160#116160 Author: TheBum
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Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 1:51pm

I concur with the converter fan theory. Whether the fan comes on depends on the total 12V load at the time you flip the light on and probably the ambient temperature as well.]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:51:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116160#116160 Porch light : The noise was coming on when I... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116155#116155 Author: Susie Q
Subject: 12281
Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 1:11pm

The noise was coming on when I turn on the bathroom light, not the porch light. But now it's not happening, so it may remain a mystery. That said, I love my pod.]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:11:47 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116155#116155 Porch light : The fan on our converter has kicked... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116102#116102 Author: OldNeumanntapr
Subject: 12281
Posted: 06 Oct 2018 at 10:55pm

The fan on our converter has kicked on before unexpectedly and we couldn’t figure out where the noise was coming from.]]> Sat, 06 Oct 2018 22:55:27 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116102#116102 Porch light : +1 or 2. http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116100#116100 Author: mcarter
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Posted: 06 Oct 2018 at 9:32pm

+1 or 2.]]> Sat, 06 Oct 2018 21:32:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116100#116100 Porch light : I was thinking the same thing... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116095#116095 Author: GlueGuy
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Posted: 06 Oct 2018 at 8:06pm

I was thinking the same thing as TT; maybe the converter kicking up a step. Put your ear down by the converter to see if that is the source of the fan noise.]]> Sat, 06 Oct 2018 20:06:31 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116095#116095 Porch light : Where is the noise coming from?... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116092#116092 Author: Tars Tarkas
Subject: 12281
Posted: 06 Oct 2018 at 7:20pm

Where is the noise coming from?  There are no fans directly connected to the lights but I suppose turning on a light could kick the converter into the next gear and cause it's fan to turn on.  If that's it, it will go off in a while.  (Are you connected to shore-power?)

TT
]]> Sat, 06 Oct 2018 19:20:09 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116092#116092 Porch light : Hmmmm. The bathroom light may... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116091#116091 Author: Susie Q
Subject: 12281
Posted: 06 Oct 2018 at 5:55pm

Hmmmm. The bathroom light may have been on at the same time. I notice a "fan" noise when I turn the bathroom light on. Even though the bathroom overhead fan is turned off.
]]> Sat, 06 Oct 2018 17:55:45 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116091#116091 Porch light : Help, please. When I turn on the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116090#116090 Author: Susie Q
Subject: 12281
Posted: 06 Oct 2018 at 5:51pm

Help, please. When I turn on the porch light on my RPod 178, it sounds like a fan is running. What is that noise? Is it normal? How do I stop it? Thanks for any advice you can provide.]]> Sat, 06 Oct 2018 17:51:23 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12281&PID=116090#116090