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I very much appreciated your original post and have been running your setup on flooded batteries for many years. Since we rarely stay put for more than 2 nights in a row, it’s kept our battery charged enough to easily cover our needs without investing in solar. Thanks a million evidave!

I have a 2003 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 extended cab with a Northstar popup truck camper. I finally got around to locating a CAT scale to check my axle weights. Loaded, they are 2700 lb front, 2960 rear. (Taco owners with loaded FWC's, what is your total weight or your axle weights?) The truck...

Nice insurance but too pricey for me at this point at about $150 for the basic kit.

Thanks for the ideas. I'm old school so I'm still learning about all the remarkable things a smartphone can do. I downloaded the Smart Level app and checked it against my digital level and it's accurate. It allows me to read how far off I am in degrees. When parked in my driveway, I used to have...

Sure enough. If I had the right tubing on hand, I'd build one, but I really think my pressure is OK. I turned on the furnace and a stovetop burner, then watched the burner flames as I lit the second burner and didn't see any change in the flames. I know that is not exact, but I'm not sure I can...

I have been driving myself crazy for years trying to get our truck camper level in the backcountry in order to prevent damage to the propane fridge. There's little worse than messing around with leveling when we first find a beautiful spot, especially when people are watching. ? The only benefit...

Thank you for the detailed explanation, 1stDeuce. I do get confused about DC as I'm much more familiar with AC wiring. I do think I have a strong flame - it's tall and blue. The propane delivery goes directly into the simple, cylindrical burner. There are no slots or air vents. Though...

I have cleaned the orifice and the valve is open all the way but I don't have a manometer for checking the pressure. However, if the fridge burns continuously in calm weather, doesn't that suggest that the propane pressure is okay? I would assume line pressure stays the same regardless of how...

I'm rethinking this and assuming that "B" does connect to the negative side of the 12v system, but shouldn't it be grounded, too? Or is it grounded through the 12v system? If not, how do I ground it without another terminal?

I recently installed a battery-powered barbecue sparker to replace my piezo. It works great; it lights my Dometic 2193 three-way fridge very quickly. However, the flame keeps blowing out in windy conditions, even after I fashioned a wind shield to slip around the flame assembly. (The flame stays...

Well....I tried to light it again this morning and it probably took about 50 or 60 clicks. However, once it was burning and I turned it off and tried again, it only took about 10 clicks. Do the sparks have to warm up the thermocouple? Does that suggest a bad thermocouple?

I found the problem. The igniter I purchased had three terminals. I only needed two - one for the electrode and one for ground. The kit included a cap for the third. I just discovered that a spark was jumping between the terminal in use and the empty terminal despite the plug. I tried taping...

I have the Dometic RM 2193 three-way fridge in my Northstar camper. When it wouldn't light after repeated tries, I discovered the igniter lead wire had broken, probably due to a cross-wiring mishap. Rather than spend $45 (!!) for a new wire, I decided to change out the piezo sparker with a...

I contacted the manufacturer, Northstar, and they suggested silicone.

I found a mini-rocker switch at my local auto store. They only had one with a third terminal for a mini light to show when the switch was on, but I just left that disconnected. Here's a link to an online source for the two-pin type...

Thanks to all of you for the education and the solution.

The winner is...dwh and Hillbilly Heaven. It was the switch. I thought I had the same problem on another light (same symptoms) but that turned out to be a bad contact on the LED bulb itself. It worked sometimes and not others. That problem was fixed with a new bulb. DWH, being the great teacher...

I'm going to try a switch I know works and see if that solves the problem. I'll get back with you shortly.

I had not persisted enough with wiggling various connections. It seems the issue is in the light socket as I got the bulb to light once by wiggling the bulb in the socket. I don't really get that because the bulb works fine and consistently in that very socket if I bypass the switch, so maybe...

I have a fairly superficial knowledge of electricity so I'm willing to try to fix things myself first, but this problem has me totally flummoxed. I have an exterior light on my camper that works intermittently. I took the switch out of the circuit and the bulb lit up fine. I then checked the...