[AL]

So you push the light button and nothing happens ?

And, 2 buttons, one outside closet and one inside ?

[Tom]

Correct….I am in total darkness…nothing! Either switch!

[Archived]

You need to find the Node Relay that handles that button, there is a fuse inside the Relay for each circuit. Also check the various fuse blocks.

[Archived]

Truk is on the scent….

When I was on the bus I could hear a relay click behind the tear away velcro panel, drivers side inside closet.

[Steve]

I was hoping this problem wasn’t necessarily related to the TechLink system…because once I get beyond an extension cord or a light bulb, I’m a total doofus with things electrical.

But…I’m gonna take a look behind curtain #2 and see what’s there.

I appreciate everyone’s thoughts on this…ty

[Archived]

Several days ago, I installed a self fabricated small metal bracket to the inside of the double door air operated closet doors in the bedroom. I had to install the bracket while being inside the closet with the doors closed.

All went quite well and I was pleased with the result. Until … It dawned on me, that I was inside the closet with the doors closed and no way to get out. My wife was not around to help me out. So I contemplated sitting in the closet until she would return (time unknown) or … Well, I uninstalled the bracket (which latches onto the pin of the air operated ram), pushed the door open, went to get the iPad control panel … And went back inside the closet to reinstall the bracket.

Live and learn …

🙂

Ronald

[Dick]

Ron…I’ll hear that one and raise you one….Check out this story of stupidity!!!

I occasionally drive our church bus (56 passenger Prevost) and once upon a time I drove a bunch of kindergarden kiddies to the circus at the Verizon Arena in Charlotte. Some nice men got us parked along the curb and we got all the little kiddies out to the circus. Sitting there pondering, and I thought about the fact someone had complained about the restroom in some regard. So I went to the rear…door was locked…back to the front to retrieve the key…back to the restroom door and unlocked it, opened the door and went in.

You have to lock the door to get the light on, so doing that, I flushed the potty several times…no problem. I listened to the blower…no problem..light seemed ok…I just don’t see any problems. I turned around to unlatch the door… Now, first of all…do you remember how dang small a bus restroom is? Smaller than a phone booth if remember those!!!

The latch was like it was imbedded in concrete…yea, steel…totally wouldn’t budge in any direction. Absolutely, frozen!!

OK, now I’ve never been claustrophobic, but I had to have a quick little talk with myself … I could almost feel the panic rising up my body…like electric water!!! Then, I thought: Crap, I’ll call 911 and get them to come get me out…guess where my phone was…yep!!! right up there where the driver sits!! Oh, no…no phone.

Then I thought…well, Clara will be back with her 40 kiddies and 15 chaperones in about an hour and a half..that’ll be my worse case scenario…but that wasn’t an attractive line of thinking either!

Finally…I heard voices outside the bus..people walking down the sidewalk….Hey, if I can hear them, maybe they can hear me. I started pounding on the sidewall of the restroom….pound-pound-pound…wait a minute…then pound-pound-pound…over and over. Finally after 55 really long minutes, I heard someone say….What was that??? I believe someone’s locked in that bus!!!

Yep a guy who was a retired BUS DRIVER INSTRUCTOR for the city of Charlotte and the very same one who had parked me an hour earlier…came in, unlocked the door and let me out.

Like they always say, the Lord looks after fools and drunks!!! Turns out that particular door lock will freeze up if the key is left hanging in the lock and latched from the inside….duh!