[DML] Re: Engine Complartment Light

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not only do they corrode, if used for any length of time with an ordinary bulb (which gets real hot) the insides melt and the brass contacts touch and short out. Best advice is to get the thing working correctly and then never use it. Disconnect one of the wires going to the switch.
David Teitelbaum

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "daveswingle2" <swingle_dmc@...> wrote:
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> We've seen quite a few where the problem is the light fixture itself. The connection gets corroded where the rivet goes between the wire lug and the bulb, and I have not found a good way to un-rivet it and actually repair it. Given the cost of the fixture vs labor time I 



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