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01-29-2022, 05:08 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Garden bay
Posts: 10
M.O.C. #29839
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Dimmer switch
Any suggestions the led lights are to bright in our Montana 2018 3700lk what dimmer switch should we put in?
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01-29-2022, 06:10 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: USA
Posts: 591
M.O.C. #25842
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I don't know anything about dimmers but I can comment on changing the the over bed lights. Ours were too bright as well so I replaced them entirely with these:
https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Lightin...s%2C216&sr=8-1
One tap = blue light, hold for a couple of seconds = white light. Absolutely love them.
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01-29-2022, 06:13 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,414
M.O.C. #2283
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Since no one has answered. We didn’t use a dimmer switch we cut some of the lights off. Maybe you could cut some lights off or remove some bulbs. I know it would be better to have a dimmer switch as it is easier to cut the lights back up.
Lynwood
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01-29-2022, 09:24 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 60
M.O.C. #29808
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If I put hangy down lights above our bed, I'd hit my head on it. And I hit my head on enough stuff without intentionally putting things in my way.  I've found some dimmer lights on Amazon that look just like the ones Montana puts everywhere, gonna order some.
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 Greg & Linda
2021 41' Montana 3762BP, 2022 RAM 3500 Dually 420HP 1075 FPT and 17 SPEAKERS!!!
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01-30-2022, 06:01 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 2,021
M.O.C. #25165
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I installed 2 of these I purchased on Amazon. One in the BR and the other in the living room.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Robert & Diana McNeal
2019 Montana Legacy 3791RD 20th Anniversary Edition
2014 F350 4x4 6.7L SRW
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01-30-2022, 08:15 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: everywhere, USA
Posts: 243
M.O.C. #28634
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dimmers
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Originally Posted by RMcNeal
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I installed these also, a double for living room kitchen and a single in the bedroom. they work great!
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2019 6.7 diesel F350 DRW with Banks derringer and 4"exhaust, airlift bags, 25k B & W Companion hitch, 45 gal. aux. diesel tank and 14k Winch, just in case!
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01-30-2022, 12:51 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: STUARTS DRAFT, VA
Posts: 140
M.O.C. #27830
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd & Mary
I installed these also, a double for living room kitchen and a single in the bedroom. they work great!
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Us too! Both BR and LR.
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John and Carrie
2021 Montana 3121RL Legacy
2020 F-250 Lariat 4X4 Short 3.55
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02-06-2022, 02:59 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Qualicum Beach
Posts: 665
M.O.C. #26399
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnzie
Any suggestions the led lights are to bright in our Montana 2018 3700lk what dimmer switch should we put in?
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Just search amazon, several members have used them.
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2017 Ford F450 diesel dually
600AH Battle Born Lithium Batteries, 1,080 watts solar
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02-06-2022, 04:31 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 2,021
M.O.C. #25165
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Facon 12Volt DC Touch Dimmer Switch Use with LED Lights, Incandescent and Halogen Bulbs for RV, Camper, Marine, and Strip Lights https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072349JZN..._yrWVtha72UpZO
Here's the one I used.
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Robert & Diana McNeal
2019 Montana Legacy 3791RD 20th Anniversary Edition
2014 F350 4x4 6.7L SRW
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03-01-2022, 09:32 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: Shingle Springs
Posts: 1,907
M.O.C. #30417
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So frustrated right now. I'm pretty handy and installing a 12 volt dimmer really shouldn't be that hard  . I purchased 2 of these. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QC3686T...roduct_details
I removed the bedroom and bathroom switches, cut the holes to fit, wired the bathroom and tested. The lights were super dim. About 20%. I tried both dimmers with the same effect. I used a volt meter to ID the pos and neg source and wired as directed. Can all LED puck lights be dimmed?
It just dawned on me. Would Keystone have run the lights in series instead of parallel?
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Tony & Donna
2022 Montana HC, 295RL, Solar Flex 400, Onan 3600 LPG, 2K inverter, 200AH Lithium. 2020 GMC Denali 2500 6.6 Duramax, Demco 21K Auto Slide
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03-01-2022, 06:27 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,034
M.O.C. #6433
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Some LEDs are labeled as dimmable. Some are not. No idea what yours are.
I would measure the voltage out of the switch thru complete travel of the dimmer function. Should range from a full 12 volts when switch is positioned for full brightness to something less than 12 volts as it moves toward the dimmest position.
I would not think they would be in series. LEDs should be labeled for the design voltage. If labeled 12 volts they would not be in series or they would never be full brightness.
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Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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03-01-2022, 07:21 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: Shingle Springs
Posts: 1,907
M.O.C. #30417
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BB_TX
Some LEDs are labeled as dimmable. Some are not. No idea what yours are.
I would measure the voltage out of the switch thru complete travel of the dimmer function. Should range from a full 12 volts when switch is positioned for full brightness to something less than 12 volts as it moves toward the dimmest position.
I would not think they would be in series. LEDs should be labeled for the design voltage. If labeled 12 volts they would not be in series or they would never be full brightness.
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I did a bench test and the switch worked. I connected it in the trailer and discovered I had the light polarity backwards...  Getting ole sucks 
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Tony & Donna
2022 Montana HC, 295RL, Solar Flex 400, Onan 3600 LPG, 2K inverter, 200AH Lithium. 2020 GMC Denali 2500 6.6 Duramax, Demco 21K Auto Slide
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09-27-2023, 11:36 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Sep 2023
Location: St Augustine
Posts: 21
M.O.C. #33414
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How did you wire the switch. My dimmer has 3 wires and my light switch has one ground and one pos to the switch?
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09-27-2023, 03:34 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,034
M.O.C. #6433
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bgjon56
How did you wire the switch. My dimmer has 3 wires and my light switch has one ground and one pos to the switch?
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Did your dimmer switch come with wiring instructions? If you do not have that info you can probably google your dimmer switch model number wiring and find it.
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Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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09-27-2023, 07:22 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: Shingle Springs
Posts: 1,907
M.O.C. #30417
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bgjon56
How did you wire the switch. My dimmer has 3 wires and my light switch has one ground and one pos to the switch?
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QC3686T...roduct_details
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Tony & Donna
2022 Montana HC, 295RL, Solar Flex 400, Onan 3600 LPG, 2K inverter, 200AH Lithium. 2020 GMC Denali 2500 6.6 Duramax, Demco 21K Auto Slide
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