Re: IML: 1960 Half Lit Dome Light

["Rob van der Es" <R.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry John,

I have checked all fuses and cleaned the contact springs of the fusebox, but 
everything looks allright there :)

Robert
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john sadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 7:09 AM
Subject: Re: IML: 1960 Half Lit Dome Light


> I had this problem on a 63 & the cause was a blown fuse.
> John
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eric" <gearhead@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 9:41 PM
> Subject: IML: 1960 Half Lit Dome Light
>
>
> > Something that keeps coming to mind is that when 12V is applied to both 
> > leads, you will get nothing at the bulb. This is a handy way to create a 
> > flashing front side marker light to a car that didn't incorporate this 
> > feature (aka my former '72 Newport). :By bringing up a power feed from 
> > the turn signal to the side marker lamp when the running lamps are on, 
> > the double 12V to the bulb defeats the 'resistance' that is is the bulb. 
> > But this is just an example of the larger subject, the 1/2 lit dome 
> > light..
> >
> > Might it be that another positive lead is shorting to the dome light and 
> > then partially feeding some other device, like a power window motor? The 
> > power window motor would likely not operate with half voltage?
> >
> > Maybe thats just half baked...   but it keeps coming to mind.
> >
> > Eric
> > 1964 Crown Coupe (now with non leaking power steering pump and new a/c 
> > compressor, just got cleaned up from the procedure)
> > ____________________________________________________________________________
> > From: "Rob van der Es" <R.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: IML: '60 Imperial dome light stays on
> > However, I am still convinced that I have a complete other situaton on my
> > hand here!
> > You see, if I push the rear back door switches in by hand, my dome light
> > shines on at half power or so!!?
> > So, I still go for Paul's theory that a 'hot" wire from the window motor 
> > or
> > power lock might be causing this problem.
> > Robert
> >
> >
> >
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