Drop down driving lights on 89 SP 36'

[Donald Spithaler]

Don   I have been testing it like that & I think the key is on also. Does that sound right? The one light was on & the other was not on because the little switch that the back of the light hits when the light is down is bad.

Don Spithaler
89 SP 36'
Butler,PA

On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Don Bradner <"bluethunder@arcatapet.com"> wrote:

 

One obvious thing that wasn't mentioned: I don't think the lights are supposed to go down unless they would also be on, so the ground probably completes only when all other condtions are met. Those conditions are lights on, high-beams on, driving light switch on. Is that how you are testing?

Don Bradner

90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"

My location: www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1

On 9/1/2011 at 2:52 PM Donald Spithaler wrote:



>Ralph Do you know where the ground would connected to a ground block?

>When I ground the switch for the drop down lights it seems to work. The

>green led light at the switch light when the lights come down & goes out

>when the lights close. Everything seem to work when it a ground wire

>attached. I'll look at Littlefield. Thank Don

>Don Spithaler

>89 SP 36'

>Butler, PA

>

>On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Ralph L. Fullenwider

><"rlf47%40swbell.net">wrote:

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>> Don, you can find the cherry or Littlefield switches at Fry's or Allied

>> Electronics or many of the on line Electronic stores.

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>> Safe travels,

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>> Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider

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>> At 10:57 PM 8/31/2011 -0400, you wrote:

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>> >I checked a NAPA & Auto Zone today with no luck The guy at NAPA told me

>a

>> >place where I can look tomorrow. The wiring is hard to check without a

>> >complete set of drawings, I know I could do without the lights. I don't

>do

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>> >much night driving anyways.

>> >Don Spithaler

>> >89 SP 36'

>> >Butrler,

>> >PA

>> >the wire that activates the air solenoid.

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>> >I did find, however, that the wiring was less than simple, and included

>at

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>> >least one diode that appeared to have failed. I think that was on a

>ground

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>> >wire, and essentially made it open.

>> >

>> >Don Bradner

>> >90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"

>> >My location:

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>> >On 9/1/2011 at 12:21 AM DonS wrote:

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>> > >I have two problems with my drop down driving lights under the front

>> > >bumper. The left light wouldn't com on & I traced it to a bad bad

>switch

>> > >that the back of the light presses against when down. It is a Cherry

>> with

>> > >no other numbers on it. Anyone know of a source of these. It has 3

>wires

>> > >on it one hot going to the switch one hot to light when the light is

>> down

>> > >& pressing the button on switch & one that is hot when light is

>> retracted.

>> > >But it is not used. The other problem is the driving light switch on

>the

>> > >side panel under the shift buttons on the left. It seem to have lost

>its

>> > >ground & will not unless drop the lights unless I run an other ground

>to

>> > >it. Any guesses where that would be grounded? thank Don

>> > >Don Spithaler

>> > >89 SP 36'

>> > >Butler, PA

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