[DML] Re: Cigarette lighter light

["bkp944" <bk_pollard@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I also had that problem, only the wiring was not at fault. Red with 
an orange trace wire should go to the light, a purple wire to the 
cigarette lighter itself. Make sure this is correct before switching 
any wires!

The cigarette illumination ring has a copper strip on it that is 
supposed to press against the outside of the cigarette lighter 
housing (the metal part where the cigarette lighter goes). This 
completes the circuit to the light (+12V from the light switch, 
ground to the case of the cigarette lighter housing).

My copper strip contacted the +12V of the cigarette lighter circuit 
instead of the cigarette lighter's ground.

With the +12V of the cigarette lighter being energized all the time, 
the light found a ground through the normally off light circuit 
(probably through the rheostat switch), allowing the cigarette 
lighter light to illuminate all the time.

If your wiring is correct and the light stays on all the time, check 
the position of the illumination ring. Over the years the ring 
becomes very brittle and can crack, allowing the cigarette lighter 
housing to spin out of position. 

Happy Holidays,
Brian
#4494





--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> It is possible that the wires for the light and the lighter are 
mixed up.





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