Rope Lights Safety Issue? January 29, 2017, 08:14:04 pm I follow the RVdreams blog and the authors just posted a cautionary tale about shorted-out rope lights that might have caused a fire but for their early detection. I know many LDers use rope lights often, so this might be of interest. RV-Dreams Journal: Potential Fire Disaster Averted - (Jacksonville, FL)--Jon
Re: Rope Lights Safety Issue? Reply #1 – January 29, 2017, 08:38:35 pm Thanks, Jon; good caution! It may not work for everyone, but If I were using rope lights, I'd get the kind that run off a battery pack to keep them isolated from any rig wiring.Battery-Operated LED Rope Lights | PartyLights Joan
Re: Rope Lights Safety Issue? Reply #2 – January 30, 2017, 12:39:27 am This was a good read.In the real world the smallest wire size dictates the largest fuse that should protecting the circuit. I saw dad wrap cigarette foil around a burned glass fuse and never though anything about its ramifications 40 years a go. I never even considered this when I added gauges to my first car 30 years ago. After a study of solar for my first RV, and adding tank heaters I really started thinking about fuse sizes.
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