Re: Turn Signal/hazard lights

[jtrealty@xxxx]

On cars that I see that are blowing bulbs one of the first things to 
check is the alternater and regulater (most of the time all in the 
same unit). If the alternater is putting out too high a voltage it can 
damage everything. Other causes include;
loose connections to the battery
bad ground connections
bad battery (the battery is like a big sink that holds the voltage 
down, without the battery in the circuit the voltage can exceed 100 
volts!)
All of this sometimes occurs after getting the car jumped. You have a 
bad battery so it goes dead so you jump it and the surge blows the 
regulater in the alternater and or some of the rectifier diodes and 
now you impress an AC voltage on the DC with the resulting RMS 
equivelent being much more than 12 volts and you can't see it when you 
look with a DC voltmeter because of the AC component. If you suspect 
the alternater then it needs to be tested by someone with an alterater 
tester or take it to an auto electrical shop to bench test.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "W.D.SEARLS, JR." <Buckeye99@xxxx> wrote:
> Here a few days ago my right turn signal light went out. I decided 
to got
> to the local parts store to pick up the idnetical bulb for the turn 
signal.
> I bought two so I could replace both lights at the same time. I 
switched
> them out last night. All went well until this morning when I drove 
the