interior lamp switch

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simon638

interior lamp switch

Post by simon638 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:57 pm

hi does anyone out there know where the door switch is for the interior/strip light is?
i can switch the light on and off but nothing on the door.
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Re: interior lamp switch

Post by MountainGoat » Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:15 pm

If you mean the large strip light on the ceiling there is no door switch. The switch on this light has two or three setting one of which will make it go off when the sliding door is closed.
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heatherpetch

Re: interior lamp switch

Post by heatherpetch » Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:21 pm

ours has a spring loaded switch :D open sliding door feel down r h side near runner :mrgreen:
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Re: interior lamp switch

Post by francophile1947 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:25 pm

Huge thing on rear part of door frame, just below runner - you can't miss it :lol: :lol:
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simon638

Re: interior lamp switch

Post by simon638 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:29 pm

MountainGoat wrote:If you mean the large strip light on the ceiling there is no door switch. The switch on this light has two or three setting one of which will make it go off when the sliding door is closed.
thankyou for that,but how does the light know the door is closed. i'm guessing its not "bongo-magic"
simon638

Re: interior lamp switch

Post by simon638 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:40 pm

thanks guys, never seen that before!(had bongo 5 years)
off to the opticians first thing monday. :D
heatherpetch

Re: interior lamp switch

Post by heatherpetch » Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:46 pm

just set light switch to middle position [-X
simon638

Re: interior lamp switch

Post by simon638 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:51 pm

heatherpetch wrote:just set light switch to middle position [-X
have done and it now works,as i've taken off the switch cleaned contacts,applied wd40,put it all back together. :roll:
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