[T2] rear brake light question

[Kevin S. Clarke]

Thanks all for the suggestions!  Sorry for flooding the list with questions
too.  I realized some of my assumptions about the circuit were wrong and
was sort of thinking through typing.

Kevin


On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:38 AM, Phil Parker <phil at pagenumberone.co.uk>wrote:

> I'd replace the bulb - I've had duff ones straight out of the packet. Make
> sure it's in the right way too as it's easy to put these things in the
> wrong way round. The locating pins sticking out from the side are at
> different levels so they SHOULD only go in one way but they don't.
>
> Phil
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "C. Dreike" <c.dreike at verizon.net>
> To: <type2 at type2.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 3:46 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [T2] rear brake light question
>
>
>  I would suspect a dual filament bulb. One is for the brake light the
>> other is for the rear running light. Each takes a separate wire. Be
>> sure that the socket that the bulb resides in is electrically
>> connected to ground (the chassis).
>>
>> Wiggle the connections. Wiggle the bulb in the socket. Sometimes the
>> little lead button on the back of the bulb corrodes and no longer
>> makes connection. Clean that off. Inspect the brass tabs in the socket
>> that they are also clean.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>
>
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