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Old 04-06-2021, 09:35 AM   #9
Bazooka Joe
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Default Re: Instrument lights 1939 Ford Deluxe

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Originally Posted by marko39 View Post
Are you sure your dash bulbs are good? They don't show up good in the day and are dim at best in the dark. You probably won't need the dimmer and can bypass it by connecting the two wires together .
Absolutely, both bulbs are good, did a visual and ohmed out both, no voltage feeding those two instrument lights.

No one seems to answer the basic question I have, which is the open switch downstream of the Van Pelt wiring diagram ( it clearly shows a open switch N/O between the instrument bulbs and the reostat ) is that switch incorporated into the reostat as one piece, if so does turning it one direction ( reostat ) opens the switch, and kills power to those 3 lights ( clock and two dash lights , after the switch on the steering wheel is turned to either parking or running lights ) and turning it the other way ( reostat ) closes that switch and controls the brightness of those lights?
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