engine compartment light

[Soma576@xxxx]

Hey guys,

can anyone tell me how this goofy thing is supposed to work? when i bought 
the car, the switch was smashed down so it wouldn't bounce back up. today i 
took the switch off and let the two wires stay there. i checked the 
electrical diagram and learned that the light fixture has two positive wires 
connected to it. that's the power for the whole thing. well, the top tab 
for the light fixture turned on my test light, but the bottom one didn't. so 
i figured that the light bulb must be broken, but it looks ok! i then tested 
the socket where the bulb fits into, and there's no power where the bulb 
touches it, yet i have power all around the little disc it fits into. when i 
put a jumper wire between the wires as the touch the socket, i then have 
power to one of the wires at the switch. 

is my socket broken? it looks ok - there isn't much to break in there! but 
it's crazy - the tab has power but the disc that the bulb slips into doesnt, 
and that breaks the connection. what gives??

Andy

Soma576@xxxx
1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596
Fargo, ND 58102


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