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Old 08-30-2013, 08:53 PM   #1
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Our 07 Eagle 341RLQS came with a 3 bulb light fixture- It generates a great deal of heat and I intend to replace it- When I removed the globe and the screws that held the fixture in place, I discovered what I feel is unusual wiring- Each of the 3 bulbs has an individual wire leading up through the ceiling plus a single switch which has 2 wires also going through the ceiling plus a ground wire- The fluorescent fixture I intend to install has only 2 wires, a white "hot" and a black ground- What is the correct way to accomplish this installation? I await replies to this unusual situation- Incidentally, replacement LED bulbs are quite pricy [ $ 28 and change EACH] THANX in advance for all info y'all can share- DD
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Old 08-31-2013, 07:17 AM   #2
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That fixture on my rig is a DC powered light. The rest of the wires may just be stuffed up in the hole. I am also looking for a replacement for my light because it is forever coming apart and also I always bang my head on it due to the drop from the ceiling.

I have had it down a number of times tightening the many parts to no avail.

Will be interested in your solution.
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I replaced that three light fixture with one that is identical to the one that is over the couch.

Had finally had enough bumping my head on it...
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Where did you find an exact match, Jeff? My head hurts. I want it gone.
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"The fluorescent fixture I intend to install has only 2 wires, a white "hot" and a black ground- What is the correct way to accomplish this installation?"


Isn't the black wires the hot and the white should be common?

If you pull the 3 black wires down, they probably go to a single black hot wire. Kind of like a ceiling fan wiring.

If not, I would think you could connect the black wire of the new to any of the 3 black wires in the current fixture and put wire caps on the ones not in use.

otherwise, you could connect
all blacks together
white to white (if you don't have a separate ground ) or white+Ground to white

The ground and common wires go to the same place in a breaker box or distribution center.

Just checking before you get a surprise.

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Where did you find an exact match, Jeff? My head hurts. I want it gone.
I've got a contact @ Camptown RV that I worked with. They looked up the exact part number by model year and ordered it up...
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