[DML] Re: interior lamps won't turn off

["bitsyncmater" <david.mckeen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just pulled the delay timer out and never put it back.  It never 
had any consistancy on the timer anyway.

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Sean" <sweitzel@...> wrote:
>
> Short reply: I fixed the issue and the lamps now turn off correcly. 
I
> did, however make an interesting discovery - It seems that the LED
> bulbs from DMCH for some reason as far as I can tell don't draw 
enough
> current to tell the lamp delay timer to turn off the lamps when the
> doors are closed. Even with the dome lights hooked up correctly, the
> lamps would not shut off. Putting original incandescent bulbs back 
in
> restored normal functionality. 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@> wrote:
> >
> > Each lever light has an unswitched ground -- ensure your wires are
> > hooked up correctly.
> > 
> > In fact the entire vehicle switches grounds, not hots. You could 
have
> > a wire grounding to the frame somewhere -- I'd suspect the doors 
(edge
> > lights share the circuit with lever lights). 
> > 
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939
> > 
> > >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Sean" <sweitzel@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm almost done restoring 6597. I've run into a weird issue 
with the
> > > interior lights. They won't turn off! The switches are good. 
I've even
> > > tried swapping the white lamp delay relay. No dice. Anyone ever 
seen
> > > this before?
> > >
> >
>




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