Is this the bulb that should be wired to the red/white i.e. the panel lamp
circuit?
Are you sure you used the purple from the map light and not the
purple/white, which is at ground when the doors are open?
PaulH.
http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.hunt1/
-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Dutt <jason@markerman.com>
To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 16 June 1999 18:05
Subject: Beware the Dark Side, Lucas Skywalker
>Have fun with this one:
>
>I replaced the cigarette lighter in my 72 B yesterday (trite, I know, but
>necessary to use the cell phone should disaster strike), and the Lucas gods
>taunted me. I can't seem to get the light to work. The lighter itself is
>fine, but no dice on the little light bulb. Here's what I did:
>
>First hooked the bulb and lead to the proper red and black wires...nothing
>happens. Checked the bulb and lead by hooking it to a 9V...it shines away.
>I then hooked the light and lead up to the purple and black wires from the
>map light (the purple wire that goes to the door switch). Mind you, these
>wires work fine with the map light. Unfortulately, the lighter bulb did
>not. Hook the wires back to where they belong for the map light, and it
>shines away. Hook them up to the lighter bulb and lead, nothing. What's
>the deal?
>
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