Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:36:14 -0400
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
Organization: Open Market
Subject:      Re: Stupid Question
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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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