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The Hensons


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So, today was RV prep day. We spent the day loading it up for the summer and cleaning it. In the process, our daughter decided to test out the 12v dash socket as a coin deposit. She started stuffing nickels and pennies in it. I figured out what she was doing and stopped her at 8 cents. I was able to remove the pennies without a problem, but the nickel got stuck and required some pliers to remove. Well, apparently this shorted it out as well as the second socket. I checked the fuse and it is not blown. 

Anyone else had this problem (not likely in the same manner)? Everything else on the dash works fine but there isn't any power to the sockets and I can't figure out how to restore it. 



-- Edited by The Hensons on Saturday 14th of May 2011 06:19:28 AM

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The 12 volt socket has to be fused.  Check the owners manual, there may be multiple fuse panels, some under the dash and some under the hood. 



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The Hensons


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Yes, it is fused...that fuse is not blown.

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Sounds like it has an inn-line fuse. Trace the line behind the socket. The imagination of a child is amazing. My grandson decided he would put a dime in his nose. After two days he complained of a runny nose. Then in conversation he confessed he stuck a dime up the nose. Since this occurred on a weekend, a trip to ER was required to extract the dime.

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Had the same problem with a 12v socket. The fuse was good but no power at the socket. It turned out that the socket has a fuse on the back side.


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