rv interior lights not working

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i am sure this topic exist already i just cant seem to find it so please forgive me for the repeat post. i own a 1986 emc encore class A. last night while cooking on an electric skillet the rear bedroom interior lights began to flicker. they have been doing this for several weeks i wasnt sure the reason y it was doing this, anyway i tapped on the bulb and it turned of along with the other 3 lights in the area. i checked the breaker turned all the switches off than back on no luck i reset the outlet switch back there as well no luck. i decided i would look into it this weekend well while i was at work my girlfriend informed that now ALL the interior lights are not working except the stove hood/light and the bathroom light i am relatively new to RVing and have no idea where to begin investigating this issue any help would be greatly greatly appreciated AND THANK YOU ALL FOR ANY HELP IN ADVANCE!

 
I ALSO failed to mention i am plug into shore power at the present moment
THANKS AGAIN FOR ANY HELP!
 
The interior lights are 12v DC. Basically they are battery-powered, but while on shore power your converter/charger supplies 12vdc to the coach in addition to charging batteries. Flickering in the 12v lighting system often suggests the converter is failing and/or the batteries are bad. However, you say that a few of the lights remain ok?  In that case, I would be looking for the wire that feeds 12v power to that lighting circuit.  Chances are there are several lights fed from one main power source, which will almost surely have a fuse rather than a circuit breaker.
 
If it turned off when you tapped it, it may be bad wiring, corrosion in the socket(s) or connections elsewhere, or something in the light fixture(s). Given the age of your rig, corrosion is a very likely answer, especially if it has spent a lot of its life in humid areas. Otherwise, it could be batteries or converter, as Gary mentions.
 
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