<VV> courtesy lamp question

[Frank DuVal]

BIG suggestion!

Dome lights are HOT all the time!

The switches (door and turning the dimmer switch CCW) ground the "white" 
lead (GM vehicles).

The orange lead should be hot all the time.

This is why dome lights sockets are not grounded when mounted in the car.

Dome and courtesy lamps are wired the same.

Frank DuVal

On 3/13/2012 10:33 PM, judynrandy at comcast.net wrote:
>
> I decided to get the courtesy lamps in my '63 ragtop working as they have never worked since i've owned the car.  They don't even have bulbs in them.  Just the bottom shell of one.  After removal, I tested to see if I had power.  Yes.  Now, here's the problem.  The test light never goes out.  I removed the door jamb switch and grounded it, played with it, played with the light switch, played with the other door jamb switch, but the light never went out. Ever.
>
>     After tracing out the wiring in the shop manual, it looks like the courtesy lamps get their power from the light switch.  Does this mean the light switch is defective?  Or should I look for something like a pinched ground wire? 
>
>     Any thought, suggestions, ideas, etc. would be greatly appreci ated.
>
>
>
> Randy(Cap'n) Hook
>
> '63 ragtop 84/pg
>
> '65 monza 4dr. 110/pg
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