Lights go fizzle
Posted By : Chris Wilson, 16-Jul-2004, 06:06pm
Erm - "Whoops"????? is first reaction JC!!! 
You sure it's the light switch that caused that carnage or was it a "meltdown" waiting to happen somehwere else in the loom that was triggered by operating the light switch??
Regards
You sure it's the light switch that caused that carnage or was it a "meltdown" waiting to happen somehwere else in the loom that was triggered by operating the light switch??
Regards
Lights go fizzle
Posted By : Philip Brammer, 16-Jul-2004, 08:04pm
Bloody Hell James, was you struck by lightning?? What were you using for a fuse? The proverbial 6 inch nail? (snigger) Somats went to earth in a big
way there so I think your battery and alternator have passed the test. Could be the main light switch, dip switch on the column, or a short in the
loom. Either way I suspect your gonna have to check the loom for damage to other circuits...tut...the things some folks will do to incapacitate their
cars just before....no I've said too much already......
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Lights go fizzle
Posted By : James Carruthers, 16-Jul-2004, 10:26pm
I think there was a loose wire behind the dash - it grounded between the light switch feed and the bodywork. Not good.
And why would I want to incapacitate my car Phil? What are you trying to interject?
James
Lights go fizzle
Posted By : Michael Davis, 16-Jul-2004, 09:16pm
Given that a large part of your loom seems to have melted, a new one is probably the answer.
Of course you could always invent a minty-loom-o-matic version using modern wires (half the size for twice the current) and proper fuses. That way your tendancy to add on extra gadgets won't result in another meltdown...
Of course you could always invent a minty-loom-o-matic version using modern wires (half the size for twice the current) and proper fuses. That way your tendancy to add on extra gadgets won't result in another meltdown...
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Lights go fizzle
Posted By : Philip Brammer, 16-Jul-2004, 09:21pm
Perhaps fibre optics a' la modern avionics??