Date:         Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:48:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: What's the correct bulb needed in this  '82 Westfalia?
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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David,

Nope. Thought he had the same bulbs as my '85. Sure do like those LEDs in mine. 

Karl Wolz
Sent from my electronic umbilicus

> On Jul 28, 2014, at 8:08 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
> 
> At 08:08 PM 7/28/2014, Tom Young wrote:
>> Thanks for the response.  I checked the two fuses mounted low on the pillar
>> behind the driver's seat and they looked fine.  I inspected the bulb under a
>> strong (20x) magnifier and I'd say it's fine, too.   But my voltmeter says
>> that the socket is only getting 9.75 ~ 10.0 volts, so I'm still wondering if
>> the issue is the bulb.  Maybe a fluorescent is in my future, but I'd sure

>> like to understand why this setup isn't working.
> 
> Check the bulb for open circuit with your meter.  Continuity never
> lies and you don't have to deal with the optical distortion created
> by that little quartz envelope.  Hurray for stereo scopes in general,
> though.  I treasure mine and built an industrial-type stand for it
> using drill press parts.
> 
> If you're only getting ten volts on an unloaded socket, chances are
> you've got a bad contact, the voltmeter puts only a tiny load so it
> would have to be pretty bad contact to drag it down like that.  The
> inside light is powered off the driver's door light.
> 
> Yrs,
> d