Mark T
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Post by Mark T on May 17, 2021 13:33:12 GMT -5
Everything is (maybe was) fine with electrical and light switches. I switch off the Gen/Converter breaker in the AC Panel to make sure I can hook battery based generator to shore power line and not be running the converter. So, that works and all looks good. I flip the switch to turn the converter back on and now I notice that the slide led valance light switch is backwards. Off is now on and on is off. Play around some more and discover that when the converter comes on by disconnecting and connecting shore power the state of the light switches can be flipped. So if the light switch is on when plugged in, then that is now the off state and the switch is now backwards. If both light switches are on (valence and overhead lights) when power is applied then they are both backwards. Anyone know what the deal is with this craziness? Also, I now see the TV AC Outlet is dead when the GEN AC breaker switch is thrown to cutoff the convertor. Now need to dig in to why that outlet is off, but a bunch of other AC is still live.  |
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Post by Soleman on May 17, 2021 15:01:57 GMT -5
Okay, I'm confused also! A light switch is either "OPEN-OFF" or "CLOSED-ON" right? It doesn't matter if it's AC - DC or wireless! Reversing polarity, if that's what's happening should not be a factor? Are any of these two way switches, I doubt it? All the rest is scrambled eggs till the switch reversal is solved.
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Mark T
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Post by Mark T on May 17, 2021 15:57:12 GMT -5
Added switches in question above. This panel is "Smart", with lights, slide, and awning capable of being controlled by a phone app. I am thinking now that this "Smart" control panel just sees the switch as a state change, not a hard wired on/off. Suspect when power is applied to the panel it figures all the lights should be off. Then when the switch is flipped the other way it just changes state. Pretty weird I think.
Update:
Well, I am going to say it is working as designed. If I use the app to turn the lights on and off, the physical switch is then definitely out of sync with what you expect - with lights off being down, and lights on being up. So, on power up, the lights are off regardless of the switch position. And toggling the switch just changes the state of the lights without regard to whether the switch is up or down.
It definitely struck me as odd, and I thought something must be wired weird. Guess 60 years of light switch down means off might be hard to undo in my noggin.
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Post by Soleman on May 18, 2021 19:55:24 GMT -5
Well actually that's a relief to learn it's digital/electronics!
I too thought it was some strange miss-wiring sequence or something?
Glad you figured it out!
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Post by nvguy on May 18, 2021 23:15:16 GMT -5
Added switches in question above. This panel is "Smart", with lights, slide, and awning capable of being controlled by a phone app. I am thinking now that this "Smart" control panel just sees the switch as a state change, not a hard wired on/off. Suspect when power is applied to the panel it figures all the lights should be off. Then when the switch is flipped the other way it just changes state. Pretty weird I think. Update: Well, I am going to say it is working as designed. If I use the app to turn the lights on and off, the physical switch is then definitely out of sync with what you expect - with lights off being down, and lights on being up. So, on power up, the lights are off regardless of the switch position. And toggling the switch just changes the state of the lights without regard to whether the switch is up or down. It definitely struck me as odd, and I thought something must be wired weird. Guess 60 years of light switch down means off might be hard to undo in my noggin. Kinda like a 3 or 4 way switch in the house. Switch position isn't related to output. |
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Post by arcticgabe on May 20, 2021 18:48:05 GMT -5
Everything is (maybe was) fine with electrical and light switches. I switch off the Gen/Converter breaker in the AC Panel to make sure I can hook battery based generator to shore power line and not be running the converter. So, that works and all looks good. I flip the switch to turn the converter back on and now I notice that the slide led valance light switch is backwards. Off is now on and on is off. Play around some more and discover that when the converter comes on by disconnecting and connecting shore power the state of the light switches can be flipped. So if the light switch is on when plugged in, then that is now the off state and the switch is now backwards. If both light switches are on (valence and overhead lights) when power is applied then they are both backwards. Anyone know what the deal is with this craziness? Also, I now see the TV AC Outlet is dead when the GEN AC breaker switch is thrown to cutoff the convertor. Now need to dig in to why that outlet is off, but a bunch of other AC is still live. Say WHAAAT? You can control your panel with an APP on a 261RB? We have the same camper (2021 model) and neither the owners guide nor the dealer said anything about controlling things with an APP. Can you give more details on this app and how did you find out about it? The control panel in ours looks the same as yours. I'd love it if we could do the same.
Thanks much! I love this forum!
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Chris RV Living
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Post by Chris RV Living on May 30, 2021 15:10:07 GMT -5
ArticGabe - I agree - this CONNECT series has a SMART Panel? -- I have read all the manuals and I don't see anything about a BlueTooth connection or any controls for the RV itself. I have a CONNECT 261RB that was built around July 2020 or August 2020 .... no mention of "SMART Panel"
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Post by arcticgabe on Jun 2, 2021 17:26:51 GMT -5
So I was able to figure this out on my own, but I'll post the details here in case anyone else wants to give it a try....
1) Is there a bar code or a QR code on your control panel? You might be in luck, read on...
2) Go to your phone's app store and search for "Lippert One Control" and install the app.
3) Sigh up for an account with Lippert.
4) Using the app, connect to your RV by scanning the QR code or searching for your RV (make sure the panel has power)
5) Enter info about your coach (year, manufacturer, floorplan)
6) Start controlling your coach with your phone!
The first time my phone connected, the slide and awning were locked out. After I operated the slide and awning manually, they became available to control with the app.
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Chris RV Living
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Post by Chris RV Living on Jun 14, 2021 16:45:31 GMT -5
Ok, no QR code, and we didn't pay for anything smart, other than being a smart-alec  Thanks for sharing, maybe someday we will SMART our RV with some more Lippert Controls. |
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Thanks for sharing, maybe someday we will SMART our RV with some more Lippert Controls.