Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 00:14:48 -0000 From: MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: The Saab gods smiled on me.
In article <toSvb.130296$ji3.15636nopsamter.nyroc.rr.com>, Anopsamcom spouted forth into alt.autos.saab... > Maybe you should check the electrical resistance from the bulb ground > "shell" to a good clean chassis reference point. Sounds (to me) like a > classic case of plenty of voltage, low amperage. This means high resistance > in the circuit somewhere. I've seen switches that show low (correct) > resistance with a multi-meter but fail to support the current load > (amperage) of actual useage. Old, coroded, or misaligned contacts usually. > Corroded grounding points of "floating" light bulb fixtures are suspect as > well. > Well, a week on, both reverse lights are now working still. One fixed by swapping the switch, the other fixed itself, which I couldn't do no matter how much I tried. So now it ain't broke, I ain't going to try to fix it. -- Carl Robson (The poster formerly known as Skodapilot) http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
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