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Originally Posted by Joe Daddy
Pop,
I've not questioned the purpose or value of the switch. The annoyance is that the switch on many trailers including mine do not function properly without requiring adjustment or shimming. I certainly don't need a contraption of alligator clips to test it. All I have to do is lay down the walls and press the switch button. The lights turn on with the depress and off with the release. The malfunction on mine (as well as others in this thread), is that the rear shower wall does not depress the switch enough to turn the lights on in the trailer without adjustment or shimming.
Joe
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Sorry for the confusion.
After determining that the switch was functioning, just not getting pressed in far enough, I used a piece of cardboard to get me through the weekend.
At home I slightly loosened the nut on the top, then slightly loosened the nut in the rear compartment, guessing how much based on the thickness of the cardboard I had used. Then I went back inside and tightened the top nut.
Total elapsed time for the adjustment was not more than 10 minutes.
I can't fault the factory too much. It worked fine for about three years.
I suspect that what happened is that the bottom of the wall became worn from depressing the switch. I suppose that the factory could install a metal plate on the bottom of the wall at the spot that will eventually wear, according to my theory.