Rotary Light Switch - Page 2

uwe · 10-09-2002, 01:11 PM

Chuck,
I checked for switches, and yes, Andy had them, but we were not sure if they would be any longer than my existing ones, and three of them were an additional cost I did not want to commit to, especially since I never liked the lights that well to begin with. So I went the way of halogen lights.
Now I am glad i did. The light is very pleasant, and the fixtures are tiny, using less than half the energy of the old ones. My inquiry into your findings is for information purposes, as I plan on getting a second Airstream next year, and who knows, I might be in the same position again. i am thinking of getting a very small unit, like a Bambi or something in the sub 20foot range. Just a bed'n breakfast on wheels.
Thanks for taking the time to answer!

davidz71 · 10-09-2002, 02:53 PM

Chuck,
A Freightliner 18 wheeler tractor passed me the other day and I noticed that the clear flood/backup lights on the back of his cab looked very much like my flood light between my entrance door and the front of the trailer. I wonder?

**Chuck** · 10-09-2002, 03:00 PM

yeah, probably is the same thing. it is a "signal-stat" part. you can get a "chromed" housing, or a black one. black is pretty common on truck-bodies.

I even downloaded their catalog off the web, and while there are a couple that look like they "might" be the right part...can't tell for sure. And A/S obviously doesn't know what the correct part is....Andy knows, and he has them in stock. I just haven't felt like coughing up the doh-re-mi yet.

But it should be something that you could get at your local NAPA....if we only knew the right part number.....

**Chuck** · 10-15-2002, 04:20 PM

Ok, here's a shot of the Andy-Special replacement light lense...with the switch that the local dealer sent me. The switch was missing when I aquired the trailer, replaced with some hokey toggle-switch that wasn't even a 3 position switch.....

**Chuck** · 10-15-2002, 04:22 PM

this one had the big round knob on it. The other fixture was intact when I bought it, but I broke it when I removed the knob. So I've got 2 fixtures that look like the pic in the last message, and one that looks like this:

davidz71 · 10-15-2002, 07:08 PM

Chuck,
Been there, done that. My '77 Excella had the 3 position toggle on the front light just like your first picture. The one in the kitchen just before the AC, the one next to the twin bed and the last one near the bathroom are all like the second picture except the bed area lens does not have a fan in it. I bought the rotary switch and 2 round knobs from Ace Fogdale Airstream in Iowa at the time.

thenewkid64 · 10-15-2002, 07:31 PM

The switch is a leviton part and my Home Depot has them, I have not checked at Lowes. The longer shafts seem to have been used on the ceiling fixtures and the shorter ones in the wall fixtures or the round 3 bulb ones in the kitchens. The round 3 bulb ones are what I have in my Argosy.