On 8 Sep 2008 at 12:23, Todd Bermudez wrote: > I'll check out each lamp when I get home
I'd suggest you do more, if you have a voltmeter or a wiring diagram. Ask youself this - how can a bulb possibly glow if it has no voltage across its terminals? It can't (duh). So if a bulb is glowing all by itself it must be getting voltage from somewhere. Those bulbs are wired with one side to ground and the other side getting voltage when the appropriate switch is closed, so some wire is feeding it voltage when it isn't supposed to. This suggests the misconnection is somewhere else, possible behind the dashboard or maybe under the bonnet but not directly related to the light wiring itself. Does it, for example, make any difference if the ignition or accessories are switched on or off? Note, the complete circuit from voltage to ground might not be direct. For example, a ground circuit could go through the horns, i.e. power through light through horn to ground. And mentioning horns suggests another possibility. Aren't the horns wired such that they are always powered and you honk them by grounding their "other side" to something in the steering column? Accidentally running the powered horn wire to a light terminal would be a possible way they could be staying on. On the other hand, ask youself this - how can a bulb possibly glow if it has no voltage across its terminals? Maybe Lucas, Prince Of Darkness, is having pangs of guilt. You think? Nah.... -- Jim Muller [EMAIL PROTECTED] '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
