Need some advice!  I just bought an Exiss LQ trailer (used 2007 model).  Everything seems to work okay but I can't seem to get the dome lights in the horse area to turn on.  There is a switch on the back of the trailer, but when I switch it to "on" nothing lights up (I checked bulbs & all are okay).  Is there any other switch that I need to flip for these lights to work??  Thanks for your suggestions!    Heather

Our Exiss stall lights run off of the LQ battery. The trailer does not have to be plugged into a truck or shore cord, for the lights to work. If the battery is dead, or if the main battery switch is "off", these lights won't work. We also have a bank of fuses, one of which protects the stall lights. Any one of these conditions may cause the lights to be inoperative.

Do your internal lights work without the shore cord being plugged in? If they do, your battery is good and the battery switch is on. If the fuse checks out and your bulbs are good, you will have to do some trouble shooting. I would pull your switch and see if you have power available there, and through the switch itself. Then check for voltage at the bulb sockets. With that new a trailer, I would doubt that the switch is worn out or the wiring has failed. Does it look like there is any mechanical damage done to the light switch itself?

Our other trailer, not an Exiss, had a similar set up previously posted where the truck powered the lights. On my Ford diesel, not only did the ignition switch have to be on, but the motor had to be running. I modified the trailer so that these lights can now be powered either by the LQ batteries or the truck.

Exiss LQs are built by several different conversion companies, and each one wires them a little differently. Ours has a Sierra, your's may differ.

Gard

I'm glad you asked this question.  We're having the same issue with the Elite we just bought.   Never thought about it having to be hooked up to the truck

Thanks-- I'll check that out!

Fuse 14 in the LQ is Blown.  I bet my next beer on it! 

My Sooner has a Harmar LQ in it, those Hamar guys are terrific call them any time you need help. 

First word out of the techs mouth was "Fuse 14" 

We had exactly your problem when we brought our trailer home. The cool thing about fuse 14 is it is the charge circuit that allows the truck to charge the battery while driving.

Let me know if this helped.

Jim

Water damage is a common problem with the externally mounted switches. When they do fail, using marine quality replacements, will greatly extend their life spans.

Gard

DAM!  Cyber BEER?

Stick with the Harmar guys.  They are terrific,They told me all thier LQs are the same (?) and maybe not a fuse 14 but it may be another one.

I would call Harmar first My dealer wanted to run wires and circuts and solve world hunger.  But after the harmar guy spent 5 minutes on the portable phone with me while I lay on the floor of the LQ looking at the fuse panel,  I was all set.

I hope you get the same quick fix!

IT WAS THE FUSE!!!  So I went out late this morning & studied the fuse box.  And Jim, you were right on the problem.....my fuse box had the #12 fuse labeled as "charge line" & that keyed me to check that one 1st.  Sure enough, when I pulled that baby out it was burnt!  And when I replaced it with another one...POW...the dome lights in the horse area work!!  Whoo Hoo!!!  I'll still take that cyber beer though!!  Thanks guys, for all of the suggestions & troubleshooting tips!  We got this one solved!!  

Heather

GREAT!

Here's some previous threads about the subject:

http://www.horsetrailerworld.com/forum/thread-view.asp?threadid=10928