Re: A Few Quickies .. and Lights

["Elvis Nocita" <elvisnocita@xxxx>]

Robert,
what you're saying about the little white light delay module isn't really
correct.
The little cap inside this tiny module won't keep the ligthts on for more
than 1/10 second !

No, the cap drives a Transistor which itself keeps the current flowing
through the lamps.
As soon as the light shuts off, the cap is recharged within some milli
seconds !

What I have seen so far in this module is, that it is designed really poor.
An extra +12V wire would be necessary to make it work like it should.
The problem is (experienced on my car and some different others), that the
cap is discharged as soon as you open a door. Now open and close the door
rapidly - the light stays on and will dimm down. Keep the door open for more
than 10....20 seconds - the light turns off immediately !
I tried several things so far and also drew the schematic of that thing, but
it turns out that is has to work like it does.

If the light stays on dimmed, than check if both lamps are on. if only one
is on, than there may be some latching effect because there isn't flowing
enough current trough the transistor....if you wanna know more ask me and
I'm, gonna send you the schematic.

For the lights turning on and off - Robert is right, check the switches.

Viva Las Vegas...hey Robert, with all that blinking lights around you, you
really should be an expert....;-)

Elvis & 6548


<SNIP>
> The last question is about the interior lights... I know that they
> are supposed to dim and then turn off when you close the door, mine
> are kind of screwy... they will turn off right away sometimes, or
> other times stay on, other times they dim, Then sometime they turn
> off and turn on while driving! I figure the white relay in the back
> of the passenger seat section is shot....As well the door ajar light in
the
instrument cluster stays on ALL THE TIME!


The delay circuit is controlled by a capacitor, NOT a timer. So you can open
and close the door, and the lights will dim. This is becaus they are now
being
powered by the reserve power in the capacitor, not the battery. Once the
capacitor is drained, they turn off. Open and close the door again, and
you'll
see that they shut off right away. That's because the capacitor hasn't yet
had a
chance to charge back up fully. As an example, turn off one light, and
you'll
see the delay time for the remaining light has been extended.

As for the door light being stuck on, wait until after you install the
extensions
onto the striker switches. If the condition still happens, replace the fuse,
and
clean the contacts on fuse #12. If the fuse is missing, then it will cause
the
Door Ajar light to stay constantly on. Perhaps you have a poor/corroded
connection.

Hope this all helps you in getting off to a good start!

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"