<VV> FW: A Grounding problem heads up

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 In fact, all new cars have ground leads on their lighting sockets, and have for a long time, even before things went to plastic! Just for the reliability factor. 

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: jimster1 <jimster1 at earthlink.net>
To: VirtualVairs <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sun, Aug 21, 2011 4:19 pm
Subject: <VV> FW:  A Grounding problem heads up




Why not just solder a ground wire to each socket and eliminate the problem
forever.  It's not that difficult.  I did that when I converted my back up
lights to tail\turn\brake lights.  A pleasant side effect is if you need a
trouble light in the engine room at night, you can just pop one of the
sockets out of the light assemble and you've got a nice bright light to
change your fan belt by.  
Jim





The moral of the story?  When reassembling tail lights and other various
lights 
that worked just fine when disassembled but  have sat awhile,  (inside a
heated 
garage, even!!!)    There is no gurantee they'll work when reassembled!!!
D 
ouble and triple  check those  grounds BEFORE assembly !!!!  



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