CORRECTION: Door Open Indicator w/ Lever Light -- Bad Diode

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>]

Just re-read -- minor correction: fuse #5 live whenever car energized
(main relay). 

What I meant to convey is that door plungers have no effect on power
supply to the indicator. Is live independent of plungers.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote:
> Welcome to wonderful world of DeLorean switched grounds...
> 
> Door open indicator live all the time (fuse #5, which is why pulling
> #12 doesn't affect). Is a diode to prevent it from grounding itself
> backwards through flipped lever light. Yours has probably gone bad.
> 
> Diodes located in driver footwell, part way down front wye (look like
> M80's). Are three of them. You want one with 2 purple/white inputs and
> 1 purple/white output. Can simply unplug to test if allowing indicator
> to ground.
> 
> If fuse #12 is pulled why are you flipping lever light? Shouldn't work
> at all. If it does, guarantee diode bad (is getting juice from same
> line as indicator) -- assuming wiring still stock.
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 
> >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, PRC1216@xxxx wrote:
> > This is no biggie, just annoying---
> > For some reason, I just noticed that when the car is running and I
> use the 
> > overhead light in the cabin,