12V light circuit not working

[Joel Weiss]

The 12V circuit, that was blinking, is now off.  According to the manual, it goes through the 12V fuse panel in the rear closet; I swapped fuses, and it didn't change things.  This is the kitchen/LR circuit for the under cabinet lights.  Other than tracing a broken wire somewhere (these lights are on the slide so the wires have to "flex"), does anyone have any particular connection I should be checking.  I'm about ready to go to Home Depot to buy some under cabinet LED lights.

[Joel Weiss]

Spent some $$ at Lowes today and bought LED fixtures that link together and are thin enough to be invisible under the cabinets.  I used industrial-strength Velcro to attach them and they plug into the under cabinet socket.  One 12" fixture over the sink and an 18" one in front of the window; total power consumption 13W instead of 30W in the three halogen lights and FAR more light.  I don't think I'm going to bother to repair the bad circuit!  

[Joel Ashley]

As long as the cause of your original problem was a bad ground or something, I reckon you're okay.  But if there is a short circuit through worn or melted insulation somewhere, where a live wire can spark across to a frame component, there is risk of fire (been there, done that).  This is especially likely where wiring looms flex and move with slideouts.  If the circuit was isolated and the switch is never used, perhaps no worries... unless the switch gets inadvertantly/unknowingly flipped sometime.

You might want to at least trace the circuit when you have time and check for any hazard.

Joel A.

[Joel Weiss]

Joel--
That's a good point.  But since each of these 12V circuits has a separate fuse I can pull the fuse and kill the entire circuit (both legs are dead anyway).  That should eliminate the potential sparking issue until such time as I can trace it and fix the problem.
Joel