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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 558079" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>It sounds like it is wired wrong.. </p><p></p><p>And if something is staying on, "but dimly", then it sounds like your lights are wired in series with other items?</p><p></p><p>Some actual voltage readings with respect to earth at critical points, (e.g. both sides of the switch, and both sides of the lights when the switch is both off and on), may help evaluate what you may have done wrong?</p><p></p><p>Remember if you have connected 12V to both sides of a light there will be Zero volts across the light as 12v-12v=0v.</p><p></p><p>As has been mentioned earlier wiring in Cars / Vans / Caravans / Motorhomes etc.. generally use the metal chassis as the negative/ground.. So a negative to the fusebox is not normally required?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 558079, member: 250"] It sounds like it is wired wrong.. And if something is staying on, "but dimly", then it sounds like your lights are wired in series with other items? Some actual voltage readings with respect to earth at critical points, (e.g. both sides of the switch, and both sides of the lights when the switch is both off and on), may help evaluate what you may have done wrong? Remember if you have connected 12V to both sides of a light there will be Zero volts across the light as 12v-12v=0v. As has been mentioned earlier wiring in Cars / Vans / Caravans / Motorhomes etc.. generally use the metal chassis as the negative/ground.. So a negative to the fusebox is not normally required? [/QUOTE]
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