Re: Spider interior lights

["Timothy Leigh Rodgers" <timothy@domain.elided>]

Hal

Looks like it was the door jam switch on the passenger side.  I removed the
switch and when I connected the two wires to it with a clip wire the light
went on.  When I removed the clip wire the light went out after the
appropriate delay--and the driver's side worked fine.  I took the switch
apart, cleaned, reassembled--didn't work--so I guess I need a new switch.
Thanks for helping me to figure it out.
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Hal Taylor" <taylor@domain.elided>
To: "Timothy Leigh Rodgers" <timothy@domain.elided>
Cc: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: Spider interior lights


> Timothy,
>
> Do you mean that the center position has become an "always on" position?
If
> so, it's probable that either your relay or door jamb switch could be at
fault
> (or theoretically the switches on the lights themselves, although it seems
> unlikely that they'd simultaneouls experience the same failure mode).
>
> If the circuit believes that one of your doors is open, it will keep the
lights
> on.  However, as Fred noted, this is a pretty simple circuit.  It's
looking for
> one on the wires going to the door jamb switches to be grounded.  So if
there
> is a switch failure, it has to be one in which the wire going to the
switch has
> become constantly grounded, which seems unlikely; but check.  I suppose
it's
> also possible that the wire has come off one of the switches and is
sitting on
> a grounded surface.
>
> I don't remember if the lights will come on from a door jamb trigger
without
> the relay in place.  If so, that would give you a good way to test.  I'll
try
> to check later this afternoon.
>
> Hal
>
>
>
> Assuming your courtesy lights should work the same way mine do (on an
'86).
>
> Timothy Leigh Rodgers wrote:
>
> > On my '92 spider the interior lights are off in the right position and
on in
> > the center or left position. In the center position they no longer go
off
> > with a timer.  Does this mean the delay timer needs to be replaced?
Could
> > the door jam switch still be the source of the problem in this
situation?
>
>

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