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09-04-2007, 08:13 AM
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3 Rivet Member 
1986 30' Airstream 300
B
, Louisiana
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 120
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Mystery Switch
Allright, here's one for ya! I noticed that there is a little switch that is mounted in the bedroom of my 345 right behind the t.v. It appears to be one that has either two or three positions. left, in the middle, and to the right and you would use your thumb to press either left or right. The other day I noticed that it had popped out and was laying next to the t.v. There are two little contacts that are supposed to go inside of it. The plastic button must have popped out under pressure. If this is a factory switch, what is this switch for? I was wondering if it might have something to do with the heating system, because that is one system I haven't explored yet. I have, however, seen a regular thermostat on the wall in the bedroom. Anyway, what in the world is this mystery switch?
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09-04-2007, 08:28 AM
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Liberator
1972 Argosy 24
1989 34.5' Airstream 345
Heart of Dixie
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,659
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Dpdt
Is it only one switch?
Are they same type as row just inside door beside sink?
I have a pair in the bedroom,
One controls vanity lights
Other controls lights over bed.
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09-04-2007, 08:35 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1986 30' Airstream 300
B
, Louisiana
Join Date: Aug 2007
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No, I have the two that controls the lights also. This switch is brown and is located above those behind the t.v. There is only one switch that moves to the left and right with your thumb.
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09-04-2007, 09:51 AM
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Rivet Master 
1985 34.5' Airstream 345
Tujunga
, California
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,969
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don't have a switch there
Have you found the switch for the emerson instant hot water heater? Took us a year to figure it out!
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Ron and Debbie Lawrence
1985 345 Motorhome...... delightfully tacky......yet unrefined
AIR 7992
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09-04-2007, 07:14 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1986 30' Airstream 300
B
, Louisiana
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 120
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@Str8strm: I am not sure. I got the little water heater thingy at the kitchen sink working if that is what you are talking about. I believe I just plugged it in though and it worked. There may have been a switch or something underneath the sink or something now that you mention it. There is a light switch in the kitchen and maybe one other switch there that I haven't figured out yet though!
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09-04-2007, 07:20 PM
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Liberator
1972 Argosy 24
1989 34.5' Airstream 345
Heart of Dixie
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,659
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Maybe a antenna amp?
I had to go out and look at mine...
A 120v plug and a coax cable / cigar lighter plug is all I had back there.
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09-04-2007, 08:14 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1987 34' Limited
1987 34.5' Airstream 345
Tyler
, Texas
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 110
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Mystery switch
Hi! I have a 86 345 but do not have this bedroom switch....I do have a brown switch across from the 3 on the kitchen cabinets next to the entry door that I have not been able to find what it goes to. If you find yours help me with mine!
Pete
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09-05-2007, 06:30 AM
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Rivet Master
1994 30' Excella
Currently Looking...
Milwaukee
, Wisconsin
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 1,935
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Pictures are worth one hundred words. Maybe an antenna switch.
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Forest River Forester 2501TS
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09-05-2007, 07:37 AM
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Rivet Master
1985 34.5' Airstream 345
Tujunga
, California
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,969
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Originally Posted by jagcb750
@Str8strm: I am not sure. I got the little water heater thingy at the kitchen sink working if that is what you are talking about. I believe I just plugged it in though and it worked. There may have been a switch or something underneath the sink or something now that you mention it. There is a light switch in the kitchen and maybe one other switch there that I haven't figured out yet though!
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ours is a vertical single "light" switch, located between the kitchen window and stove top on the wall---it is the top switch in our coach
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Ron and Debbie Lawrence
1985 345 Motorhome...... delightfully tacky......yet unrefined
AIR 7992
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09-05-2007, 11:20 AM
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Liberator
1972 Argosy 24
1989 34.5' Airstream 345
Heart of Dixie
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,659
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Let There Be Light
It took me a few experiments to figure out what most of these do...
Still not sure about one by stove...
I hear a lady scream each time I flip it though.
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09-05-2007, 02:02 PM
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RivetAddict
1986 34.5' Airstream 345
Louisville
, Kentucky
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 1,861
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mine looks (looked) like klattu's. Whatever you do don't turn on the flux capacitor above 88 mph.
Jag, sounds like something the PO added along the way. Maybe a speaker selector or something AV related.
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Steven Webster
1986 Airstream 345 Classic Motorhome
AIR 1760
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09-05-2007, 03:58 PM
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Rivet Master 
1974 20' Argosy 20
Richmond
, Kentucky
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Originally Posted by klattu
It took me a few experiments to figure out what most of these do...
Still not sure about one by stove...
I hear a lady scream each time I flip it though.
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Hmm, with that flux capacitor installed it kinda makes me wonder when and where your motorhome has been..... 
Sure wish ours had one..... 
Brad
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1974 20' Argosy Motor Home
1975 24' Argosy Motor Home
1974 31' Excella trailer (parting out, as of 4/1/2015 I have wheels & windows left to sell)
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09-05-2007, 04:32 PM
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Rivet Master
1985 34.5' Airstream 345
Tujunga
, California
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,969
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all right, we give..........
???what the heck is a flux capacitor? thats where our light switch is
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Ron and Debbie Lawrence
1985 345 Motorhome...... delightfully tacky......yet unrefined
AIR 7992
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09-05-2007, 04:47 PM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
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The flux capacitor
Is the devise that makes time travel possible.
Perhaps your 345(s) can not produce the 1.21 gigawatts of power to operate them or the 88MPH needed....
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Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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09-05-2007, 05:30 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 19' Safari SE
Tucson
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2007
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JaG..if the switch is by the TV, perhaps it's a TV antenna booster switch? Don't know if your model has one of those...
TB
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09-05-2007, 05:31 PM
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Liberator
1972 Argosy 24
1989 34.5' Airstream 345
Heart of Dixie
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,659
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Destin-ation Time
We've got the power...
Anything below 88mph, and it starts to stall.
Now this would make a nice towd...
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09-05-2007, 08:16 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1991 35' Airstream 350
Windsor
, North Carolina
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 212
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Oh, well......
WE appreciate that we do not have a flux capacitor. But, its nice to know that the the black switch in the latrine is the Water Heater. Always wondered why my showers got progressively more invigorating.......
Maybe....if you cross wired the water heater with the flux thinge, you could cool it enough to get an extra bit of speed........never mind.
Thanks for the pictures. 
R
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09-05-2007, 08:39 PM
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Liberator
1972 Argosy 24
1989 34.5' Airstream 345
Heart of Dixie
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,659
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Ac/dc
We're all just playing untill a photo of switch in question is posted.
Really would get things up to speed.
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09-06-2007, 05:51 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1986 30' Airstream 300
B
, Louisiana
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 120
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Let me borrow my dad's camera, mine is misplaced. Then I will try to figure out how to post the pic. Copy and paste or upload?
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09-06-2007, 11:35 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1987 34' Limited
1987 34.5' Airstream 345
Tyler
, Texas
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 110
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Mystery switch
How many cofigurations of switches did AS have...my 86 345 does not look anything like the pics.
Pete
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