I ran the old wire from a battery to the leads at the bottom of the mast...my feeling is I must have somehow botched the comnnections...its just odd tha it happened to both lights. One megalight and one bulb type. That was why I though it had to be the old wire. this is what happens in a rush to get launched....
---------- Original Message ---------- From: Eric Frank <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Electrical issues up the mast Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:25:31 -0400 Danny, How did you do this test? "old wires" from a battery to the light, so not using the wires in the mast? If so, then since the light is also dim now, my guess would be that the old wires were fine and the problem is in the light itself. Maybe in the socket or in the connections of the wires to the terminals on the socket? Possibly a bad bulb? (is it an LED?). If you did go 20' up the mast, could you check the voltage on the wires connected to the socket? If that is anything close to 12 volts, then the problem is in the lamp or the socket or the connection of the wires to the socket. Not in the mast wiring. Eric Frank Cat's Paw C&C 35 Mk II Mattapoisett, MA you know, I did test before hand. The mast head light worked as it should but the steaming deck light was dim as it is now....I thought, "well it is lighting and it must be this old wire I'm using to connect the battery to the leads sticking out of the mast that is junk. Man, I'm glad i ran those new wires...."
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