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RE: TR6--No Dash Lights, Hot Rheostat

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Subject: RE: TR6--No Dash Lights, Hot Rheostat
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 19:07:46 -0700
> i could use your help....all exterior lights working. blinkers
> okay, courtesy
> light fine.
> red ignition button comes on and hi-beam blue button as well.
> i have no lights on any of my dash gauges. this is the red wire
> w/white stripe
> that
> powers them.
> rheostat VERY hot to the touch....all else works fine. any
> thoughts? thanks,

Tom, most likely you've got a short to ground somewhere in the dash light
circuit.  The rheostat is limiting the current enough to keep the fuse from
blowing.  Eventually it will burn up and no longer provide current ...

Randall

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