RE: Lights out

["Paul C. Waterloo" <74543.407@compuserve.com>]

>I've a question for you electrically inclined gurus.  The lights
>in the CQ dash have all gone out at once.  Even the light in the
>Gm climate control is gone.  The symptoms are that all the
>lights go out when the parking and/or headlights are on.  This
>is odd because the daytime illumination of the trip computer is
>working until the lights are turned on.  I checked the fuse box
>but the fuse is OK.  Has this happened to anyone else?  Any
>ideas on the cause or cures are greatly appreciated.

Most likely an open circuit between the load side of the fuse (if it is still
good) and the lights, or an open circuit between the ground side of the lights
and the ground connection.

One thing that I always find when troubleshooting electrical circuits.....the
fault is almost always in a connection. In your case, it would be a bad
connection that is either open or has such high resistance that it is dropping
the system voltage therefore no voltage is getting to the lights.

Paul

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Paul Waterloo
Riverside, IL

91 200q

EMAIL: 74543.407@compuserve.com
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