<VV> No Brake Lights UPDATE

[Ed Dowds]

Matt-
I think this is normal. If the sockets are not grounded they will try to 
ground thru the wire that is not powered at that time. That is why the rear 
lights go wacky when they lose their ground. Don't worry, be happy! The 
brake lights are now working.
Ed
>Matt wrote:
One mystery remains. The fact that test results were  different with bulbs
in the sockets vs. empty sockets.  Today with a meter,  I confirmed that 
when
the bulbs are installed ( but socket not grounded/ not in  the housing) and
only the brake element is receiving full 12v, I  get a weak voltage reading 
of
about 3v at the taillight wire as well. put  in both bulbs and it doubles to
6v.  Enough to weakly light the TAILLIGHT  elements. Pop the sockets into 
the
housings to provide ground, and only the  correct Brakelight element is lit 
and
no more voltage reading at the  taillghts. Sockets are clean and undamaged,
bulbs are new; so bulbs are leaking  some voltage between their elements?
And taillight circuit is finding a ground somewhere else in  the car under
those conditions?
Is that normal??<

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