Interesting -- my '87 Westy had incandescent bulbs, NOT flourescents! I swapped the old inefficient light out for the more energy-efficient design from a junked '91 Carat. Cheers, MJS
Mark McCulley wrote: > At 12:49 PM 4/9/98 EDT, KENWILFY wrote: > >I feel kinda dumb asking this question but before I spend time tracing wires > >and testing with test lights I have to ask the List about the flourescent > >light in my Carat. It doesn't light when I push the switch and the ballast > >doesn't hum or anything like its getting power. So it seems like it is not > >getting power. I looked in the owner's manual and all it said was that you > >should be careful not to leave the light on so as not to run the battery down > >(who would've guessed). So before I spend much time on this is there > >something simple that I am overlooking? Is there a fuse especially for this > >light? The bulb could be burnt out but the ends don't look black like I am > >used to seeing on bad bulbs of this type. > I don't know about the Carat but in my 87 Westy, this light is on the same > fuse as the radio and interior lights. I thinks it's #3, but that's from > memory. I bought a flourescent bulb today at Home Depot for about $3. 8 > watt, 12". I got the "warm white" bulb (3000K) and the light is much more > pleasant and warm than the original bulb. > > -Mark McCulley
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