From: Arthur Bloom (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Wed Apr 26 2006 - 10:07:05 PDT
Put a small toggle switch right at the interior light location. You can then
apb
----- Original Message -----
|I have a 99Dodge and when I have the rear cargo light on and I'm inside the
turn that one off manually, and the truck switch will then only turn on the
cargo light.
From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Well, it sounded easy
| cab I cannot see anything in the cargo compartment because I can't figure
| out how to turn off the inside light. They are both bright. What to do?
|
| Sure would be nice to check my load when going down the road in black
dark.
|
| Sonny
|
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Glenn Shaw" <milspectruck@verizon.net>
| To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
| Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 2:35 PM
| Subject: Re: [MV] Well, it sounded easy
|
|
| > Hi Stu
| > Remember the impedance or resistance of the 2 lights has to be approx
the
| > same if you want them both to light when in series. The bed light is
| > more powerful that a small pilot lamp. As a result the resistance while
| > under load will be much lower for the bed lamp. It will not even
produce
| > light while the pilot lamp will be very bright with the same current
going
| > through your series circuit. You need to either make the 2 lamps
exactly
| > the same and use the series arrangement or use 24 volt lamps in parallel
| > for your circuit which is far more advisable.
| >
| > Glenn
| >
| > Stu wrote:
| >> I installed 12v light on the back of the roof of my 1008 to light the
bed
| >> at
| >> night. I bought 12v lamp to install in dash to remind me when the
light
| >> is
| >> on. When I hook in series, the bed light won't light, but the lamp in
| >> dash
| >> does. What am I doing wrong? I also tried to tap into courtesy light
to
| >> get power, but the bed light stays on all the time no matter which wire
I
| >> use. What am I doing wrong?
| >>
| >> "Stu" Southern, NH USA "Live Free Or Die; Death Is
Not
| >> The Worst Of Evils" MVPA #14790
| >> 1967 M151A1 Jeep 1964 M416 Trailer 1985 M1008 CUCV Pickup
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >>
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