Cabinet lights not working

[Caddymv]

I keep my LE 2 plugged in to a 30 amp all winter. Went out this afternoon just to say hi and check on things and the cabinet lights don’t work. I replaced the 5 amp fuse and still nothing. Any ideas. Thank you

[Katjo]

Is everything else working? 

[ScubaRx]

Could be a faulty switch. Pull up the mat in the cabinet above the light. Apply 12 volts directly to the wires on the light to eliminate a bad light. 

[SeaDawg]

48 minutes ago, Katjo said:

Is everything else working? 

I'd repeat @Katjo, is everything else working ?

[Caddymv]

Everything else works. I went back out and flipped 5he switch a couple Tim’s and the lights came on.  Now I wonder if I have a loose connection in the switch. But right now the lights work.  Thank you

 

[Rivernerd]

51 minutes ago, Caddymv said:

 Now I wonder if I have a loose connection in the switch.

I have heard of dust fouling the contacts on those switches as well.  If it were my Elite II, I would pull the switch cover off to evaluate how clean those contacts are.

If you do this, please report what you find, so others (like me) who have that same switch panel can learn from your experience.

[ScubaRx]

2 hours ago, Caddymv said:

Everything else works. I went back out and flipped 5he switch a couple Tim’s and the lights came on.  Now I wonder if I have a loose connection in the switch. But right now the lights work.  Thank you

 

Switches get wonky sometimes and flipping them on and off a few times sometimes does the trick. They’re easy to replace. If the wires at the switch are firmly attached, I’d just replace it. 

[katanapilot]

Switches absolutely do go bad.  If you replace the switch and still have issues, double check the ground(s).  For a DC circuit, 9 times out of 10 issues are with the ground. 

[Mike and Carol]

I’ve got a couple of switches that either don’t come on sometimes or flicker.  I turn the on/off a few times and they work.  One of these days I’ll just replace them.  Mike

[Caddymv]

Mike and Carol. That’s what happened. They flickered first. Now seem to be working fine

[Steph and Dud B]

We've had several issues with fiberglass dust fouling switches in our 2022. Shop vac, canned air, and working the switches seems to have resolved them. OTT could do a better job vacuuming production dust from between the hulls.