<VV> Electrical gremlins

[chuck mckinley]

I'll second that, and it's common to EMs as well. Gave me fits a few
years ago on my '63, especially on the front parking lights. Every now
and then I think about running a big copper ground bus (like #10 solid
wire) all around the car and running ground wires from it to all the
lamp sockets as well as any other electrical widgets that depend on
chassis ground. That's a design trick from high-end tube audio
amplifiers of the 50s (VERY sensitive to grounding problems) that is
rock-solid and is simple and inexpensive to apply. Well, relatively
inexpensive, considering the price of copper nowadays.

Chuck McKinley

On Thu, 2012-06-07 at 16:23 -0400, jvhroberts at aol.com wrote:
> First place to check is how well grounded is the socket? That's been my big problem with LMs, the steel insert comes loose due to engine heat, slips, and there goes the ground!
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> John Roberts
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Till <still63 at att.net>
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> Sent: Thu, Jun 7, 2012 9:07 am
> Subject: <VV> Electrical gremlins
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> I need help from someone who is well versed in a LM electrical. I do not have 
> a RT rear brake light. I have a good ground along with a running light and turn 
> signal but, No brake light. Bulb is good. Any Ideas? Thinking a bad socket bulb 
> socket? I believe it feeds off the left side according to the schematic.
>  Thank you-Stephen Till 
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