[6pack] Ruining rheostats

[Dave Murray]

I had a similar issue - caused by the license plate light holders shorting
to the body.

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+murr32=shaw.ca at autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+murr32=shaw.ca at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dale
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 4:03 PM
To: John Mitchell; 6-Pack; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] Ruining rheostats

John
 
What has been previously stated is all correct. If you still have the
original fuse box you should have 2 red wires coming from it. I would pull
one
off and use a light probe to see if you have current pulling though it with
out a fuse. If not put the other one back on and pull the one off that you
first had on. This will at least give you a starting point for which wire
you
need to search for the problem.
 
One wire is the Front parking lights and
marker lights. The second wire is the rear marker & license plate lamps -
trunk lamp as well as the gage lamps that were controlled by the rheostat.
There are a total of 23 lights on these two wire circuits for you 76 TR6.
 
See if you can isolate which wire at the fuse box is the culprit before you
start pulling light bulbs.
I did what you are trying to do, eliminate the
rheostat, on my 1974 TR6 and have not had any problems.
 
Dale


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Original Message ----
From: John Mitchell <jmitch at snet.net>
To: 6-Pack
<6pack at autox.team.net>; "triumphs at autox.team.net" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2008 6:51:51 AM
Subject: [6pack] Ruining rheostats

   
I've gone thru 3 rheostats for the dash lights in the last year, so 
I
jumpered the wires last night.  It lasted several minutes before the 
fuse
blew.  What in the red to red/white circuit should I be looking for 
as the
culprit?  Thanks very much,  John Mitchell  76 TR6
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