Bed lights dim

[budbon]

Last night as we wet to bed, the bed lights were extremely dim. Almost as if there was a dimmer switch in the circuit.. All other bedroom lights were okay. Can someone advise on how to check the problem?

[H. John Kohl]

Is it both lights on each side of the bed?
If yes then possibly a wiring connection in the wall. If just one then probably a bad switch.
That is my first guess. I had to replace the switch on one because it would not make contact all the time.

[budbon]

It is both lights on both sides of bed.

[snfexpress]

Check the fuse to see if it is hot. The bedroom slide may have caught the wire.

[budbon]

I'll check the fuse but we have not run the slides in or out for a couple of weeks.

[budbon]

By the way Michael I have your LED's in those bedroom lights. They are great!

[budbon]

It is both lights on both sides of bed.

[snfexpress]

Take out the LEDs and put them in another fixture and compare the light output. Are all LEDs on each bulb lit? Our LEDs are designed to operate from 10-30 volts and maintain constant light output. If they are bad, we will replace them.

Also, if you have an old, incandescent bulb, put that in the bedroom sconce light.

Let me know the results...

[budbon]

Turns out it was a fuse. Thanks for you're help.

[H. John Kohl]

Glad you found it, safe travels.

[snfexpress]

Now that I know it was a fuse, here is why the LEDs lit up, barely, when the fuse was blown: the 12 volt distribution center lights a red LED near the fuse if it is blown AND a fixture is on, meaning that there is a call for the load. This small amount of current isn't enough for the circuitry to do its thing and make the LEDs work at full power. The LEDs will, however, dimly light up.

Since you have LEDs in those and maybe other fixtures, I recommend that you reduce the fuse size accordingly. We put a 5 amp fuse for the bedroom sconce light circuit and I added two additional LED-outfitted fixtures to it.