Usually the problem is not the wire, but rather connections and the light
socket. Check especially the light socket as I've found that mine corrode
enough each year that each spring I have to clean the contacts of the socket
and coat the contacts with a contact cleaner/lubricant that I got at Radio
Shack.
Before putting up the mast each spring, I use a specially constructed
extension cord that connects the plug at the mast step to the socket at
the base of the mast. I remove each light bulb and clean the contacts of the
bulbs and sockets with the cleaner/lubricant. I then turn on the lights,
and check to make sure they work. It usually requires that I move the light
bulbs around in their sockets a bit.
Then, I turn the lights off via th panel in the cabin, and remove the
extension cord. Then the mast is ready to go up.
West Marine also has a dielectric grease that is good for keeping the
contacts from corroding.
Kind of tough to think of getting the boat ready, when there is so much
snow in northern Ohio. But Spring is only a little beyond a month away.
Bob
In a message dated 2/10/2010 11:36:54 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
There is an open somewhere between the light and the DC panel. Does
anyone know if there is an intermediary place to probe and how are the
wires routed?
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