Sallon lighting switch / panel

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   Hi, we are still struggling with the repairs to Night Train following the lightning damage we suffered last September. The final bit of the jig saw is to replace the saloon lighting switch and associated controller. I took the drawers out from under the sink to see how the switch panel comes out but can't see any obvious fixings, so I have nasty feeling that it is glued in.I obviously don't want to damage the timber veneer, so am reluctant to try and prise it off, has anyone had any experience with these?
All the best
Paul

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415 Singapore Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Vice Admiral Joined: 23 September 2013 Location: Singapore Status: Offline Points: 935	Post Options Post Reply Quote 415 Singapore Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Sallon lighting switch / panel Posted: 28 March 2017 at 05:25
	Hi, we are still struggling with the repairs to Night Train following the lightning damage we suffered last September. The final bit of the jig saw is to replace the saloon lighting switch and associated controller. I took the drawers out from under the sink to see how the switch panel comes out but can't see any obvious fixings, so I have nasty feeling that it is glued in. I obviously don't want to damage the timber veneer, so am reluctant to try and prise it off, has anyone had any experience with these? All the best Paul
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RalphK Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Commander Joined: 08 July 2014 Location: Ijsselmeer, NED Status: Offline Points: 120	Post Options Post Reply Quote RalphK Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 March 2017 at 08:15
	Paul, Are you sure that this piece really is defective? What you describe are just the switches, the real controller with all its electronics which controls the dimming and on/off is the grey square box, approx. 20x20 cm-2 mounted at the port outside wall right of the navigation switchboard, at least on my 385. You can barely see it if you open the switchboard hatch, you may have to remove the wooden hatch at its right (if the positions are the same at our slightly different boats). I believe it is more likely that the controller got crashed by the stroke. Take care, good luck. Edited by RalphK - 28 March 2017 at 08:17
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415 Singapore Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Vice Admiral Joined: 23 September 2013 Location: Singapore Status: Offline Points: 935	Post Options Post Reply Quote 415 Singapore Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 March 2017 at 08:29
	Hi Ralph Thanks for the reply, from what my electrician is saying it is bother the controller and the switch :( All the best Paul
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Scotchmist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Captain Joined: 15 June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 185	Post Options Post Reply Quote Scotchmist Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 March 2017 at 13:09
	Maybe if it's glued on you could put a thin plastic strip against the veneer to protect it and using a broad sharp chisel tap down into the glue joint. That way, hopefully the veneer wont be damaged beyond the edge of the switch unit, even if the old switch unit might get wrecked
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charentebob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Commadore Joined: 09 April 2014 Status: Offline Points: 403	Post Options Post Reply Quote charentebob Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 April 2017 at 09:13
	I'm a bit late on this thread but I have problems with the switch panel. I spoke to Andy Locke at Inspiration Marine the UK agent. He was not sure whether the dimming of the saloon lights was controlled by the grey box or the lighting panel. He took a panel & found that it has a PCB so thinks that the dimming is probly controlled by that. For removal of the panel this is done from the front. A very thin flat screwdriver blade should be inserted between the chome bezel & the shiny black face of the panel. There are 4 clips, 2 on each side located about a quarter of the distance from the top & bottom of the panel. Carefully prize the black plastic panel out using the screwdriver blade at the points I've indicated. It is possible that the Crome bezel may sustain damage in the process. I am waiting for the arrival of a new switch panel before I start the procedure. I'm hoping this might be the solution as replacing the grey box is probably very expensive. Hope this contribution is of help. Nigel

415 Singapore Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Vice Admiral Joined: 23 September 2013 Location: Singapore Status: Offline Points: 935	Post Options Post Reply Quote 415 Singapore Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 April 2017 at 03:21
	Hi Nigel Thanks for the advice, I will try that although I am hoping the new lighting panel I have ordered from Hanse will come with a new bezel too. But I will wait and see. For your info the lighting panel cost Euro 283.50 and the grey control box 433.50 delivered. All the best Paul
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415 Singapore Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Vice Admiral Joined: 23 September 2013 Location: Singapore Status: Offline Points: 935	Post Options Post Reply Quote 415 Singapore Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 April 2017 at 03:56
	Sorry not Euros was Singapore $ so in Euros was 190 and 290 respectively!
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charentebob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Commadore Joined: 09 April 2014 Status: Offline Points: 403	Post Options Post Reply Quote charentebob Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 April 2017 at 06:32
	When I spoke to the Hanse Agent he was not certain if the panel controlled the light dimming or the box. In view of the cost I've asked that they take back the panel if it doesn't solve the problem or find out for sure that it does control the function. Nigel



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