smokeater
SILVER Star
I was hoping someone can assist me in diagnosing the issue I’m having with my dome light. I removed the dome light while my top was being repaired. I thought I’d restore the light while I was at it and just got around to doing so. I painted both brackets and I re-soldered the two RG wires on the short pigtail-one to each end of the bulb retainer. The middle extension then has a R wire and a short WB wire (with flat round connector ). I attached the WB to the back of the small bolt that attaches small bulb bracket to mounting bracket. The longer red wire then plugs into the wire that comes up through the windshield grommet.
With the bracket uninstalled, I checked continuity on the dbl connection and it was over 2 ...on my meter. Without the bulb in and electrical connections made, I was getting 12v at the retainers when I pulled the light switch.
I partially installed the bracket and installed the bulb. I pulled the switch and no light, though I did see a bit of solder melt and run!! Figuring that the bracket wasn’t well grounded I fully attached the bracket using both bolts.
I pulled the bulb it looked to be still intact as did the soldered ends. I noted after assessing the occurance that the 20A light fuse burned up. I put another 20a in and tried again and the fuse burned again.
This was about as much as I got into it because I didn’t have anymore fuses to replace.
Any ideas or suggestions? Is that WB wire supposed to be attached to the bracket?
Many thanks,
With the bracket uninstalled, I checked continuity on the dbl connection and it was over 2 ...on my meter. Without the bulb in and electrical connections made, I was getting 12v at the retainers when I pulled the light switch.
I partially installed the bracket and installed the bulb. I pulled the switch and no light, though I did see a bit of solder melt and run!! Figuring that the bracket wasn’t well grounded I fully attached the bracket using both bolts.
I pulled the bulb it looked to be still intact as did the soldered ends. I noted after assessing the occurance that the 20A light fuse burned up. I put another 20a in and tried again and the fuse burned again.
This was about as much as I got into it because I didn’t have anymore fuses to replace.
Any ideas or suggestions? Is that WB wire supposed to be attached to the bracket?
Many thanks,