If you guys can handle just one more post on this topic...am I too
late? :-)
Veteran Spitster Bob Sykes writes:
>The "ground" connection can be more difficult. The contact that
>connects with the metal sleeve of the bulb is easy to clean / reinforce.
>But the connection to the metal ring than Dan described is troublsome.
>Also where the individual lamp holder "fingers" connect to the lamp
>cluster housing can present problems. (has for me)
If I'm correctly understanding the failure mode that you and Dan
speak of I think I've been there too. When I first got my Spit I was
impressed at all the different brightness levels the tailamps could
produce. Really neat.
30 minutes with my mult-meter had me shaking my head. Everything
I needed to make a lightbulb work *seemed* to be there, but no dice.
Finally traced it to the sockets themselves. These particular sockets
are molded but I was able to pry it apart without damage. In there
was a brass strip that <think it was brass> that simply pushes on
another metal part to maintain contact. Perhaps the ring Bobby speaks
of.
I definately cleaned it, I may even have soldered it, but the
surprising part was that it all snapped back together without
difficulty. Another sample might have crumbled in my hands.
Working a treat to this day. :-)
Tom O'Malley
'74, '77 Spits....stationary but great tailamps
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