My dash lights used to work intermittently all the way up to the point
when the headlight switch shorted and smoked (literally). After
replacing the headlight switch, all was right with the Lucas world once
again.
Mike
"Eric A. Yates" wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> The dash lights dimmer on my '78 is on the fritz. Thanks in advance for any
> thoughts.
>
> Its first symptom was a reluctance to bring the dash lights up to full
> brightness. After a while they went out altogether. With the dash lights
> dead (but the headlights on), if the knob is turned up, the unit becomes
> incredibly hot, presumably because it is not passing any of the current it
> should. It stays cool if I keep it turned all the way down, as if I were
> dimming the lights completely.
>
> My current solution is to simply drive at night without dash lights, which
> isn't so bad, but certainly not preferable. All exterior lights work fine.
> This way the dimmer unit stays cool to the touch.
>
> My question is, what if I were to simply bypass this dimmer switch? The
> truth is, I never use it to dim the dash lights; I prefer them at maximum
> brightness all the time. Can I bypass the switch safely? How would I do
> this? I have three wires going into it. (Perhaps there should be four wires
> going into it... there are four connectors. ?)
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Eric.
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