Date:         Wed, 11 Nov 1998 13:37:35 -0500
Reply-To:     Patrick Hatcher <PHatcher@BIOPOP.COM>
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From:         Patrick Hatcher <PHatcher@BIOPOP.COM>
Subject:      Westy incandescent  light problem
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Hi all,

I'm getting ready to put my '85 Westy GL on the road (I think I've sold
my other Van).

I'm doing the last minute "let's see what needs fixin'" before she gets
licensed.

Anyway, only one of the three bulbs in my incandescent lamp (over the
stove/water tank) works.  Only one bulb has worked since I owned the
van, (three months), but I just assumed that I had two bad bulbs.

Well, I bought two new bulbs and still only the first of the three bulb
sockets work!  I checked the new bulbs in all three sockets, and the
first one is the only one that works (closest to the switch and on the
left-hand side of the lamp).

I unscrewed the light from the ceiling, but there wasn't much play in
the wire.  I pulled the cardboard cover off the top and checked out the
wiring.  There was a red and black (hot and ground) wire going to the
first socket, but only a red wire (the same one as the first) going to
the other two sockets.  All the wiring and metal parts looked like they
just came off the shelf, no rust or corrosion anywhere!

I'm assuming this is some type of relay circuit, but I don't that much
about electronics.

Anybody got any ideas what could be wrong?

TIA for all your help,

Patrick
Radford, VA
'85 Westy GL Vicki
'86 Toyota Van LE (For Sale)