Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 23:34:49 GMT From: "A" <Anopsamcom> Subject: Re: The Saab gods smiled on me.
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. Hyperdog ME "MeatballTurbo" <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1a233c436f45af2f989b65nopsam.cis.dfn.de... > While I was gettting a brake servo from the scrappies a couple of weeks > ago, I "Liberated" a reverse light switch to replace what I though was > the knackered one in my 900. > > So with Circuit tester in hand yesterday, I checked the new one made > good circuit. > > Then I pulled the old one out. That made good curcuit too. Bugger. > So what the hell, fit the new one anyway. > > And magically, the drivers side reverse light worked straight away. > Nothing on the passenger side though. > > Took the cover off, pull the bulb, checked it with the tester. Good > curcuit, and faint glow from the bulb with the 9v. > > Checked the connectors in the socket no curcuit. Bugger. > Pulled it out properly, and made sure it was all grounded. Got a good > curcuit. Put it back together, still good curcuit, added the bulb. Bulb > wouldn't light. > > Bugger. Still one is better than none. > > Well bugger me, at dinner when I got back to work but both were working. > Amazing. > > I must have impressed the viking gods of Saab with my efforts and they > rewareded me with a little helping hand. > -- > Carl Robson > (The poster formerly known as Skodapilot) > http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
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