6-volt 1948 8N. Rewired (there were never wired
as long as I have had it), the headlights with new
wire. One headlight (Left one) lights just fine,
the other does not light. They are sealed beams
with two connections, one for hot, one for ground.
I used #14 wire from the resister block, used as
wire joiner/spliter/splicer (if that is what it is
called...a little plastic thing that the main wire
goes through, and another connects to it via a
"daggers" that bite into the wire when it is
closed connecting the wires. I get volts (when
the headlight switch is on), all the way to the
pole on the right headlight (indicating that volts
have gotten to the light), but the light does not
light (but the left one does). I have volts
registering on the ground side/pole of the
headlight to ground, and when I put a continuity
probe across the poles of the unmounted light, it
shows continuity. Furthermore, when I take the
headlight to the battery and jumper the poles to
each pole of the battery, it lights just fine (not
burned out). Have changed and tested the
connectors (crimp-on), and they do not appear to
be the problem...I am getting volts to the light
after all. As I said, I used #14 wire where as I
think that the original remnants of headlight were
were #16, can that possibly be the
problem? This is driving me crazy...what the heck
(stronger word), can possibly cause a sealed beam
not to light when it is not burned out, is grounded and has
juice?
as long as I have had it), the headlights with new
wire. One headlight (Left one) lights just fine,
the other does not light. They are sealed beams
with two connections, one for hot, one for ground.
I used #14 wire from the resister block, used as
wire joiner/spliter/splicer (if that is what it is
called...a little plastic thing that the main wire
goes through, and another connects to it via a
"daggers" that bite into the wire when it is
closed connecting the wires. I get volts (when
the headlight switch is on), all the way to the
pole on the right headlight (indicating that volts
have gotten to the light), but the light does not
light (but the left one does). I have volts
registering on the ground side/pole of the
headlight to ground, and when I put a continuity
probe across the poles of the unmounted light, it
shows continuity. Furthermore, when I take the
headlight to the battery and jumper the poles to
each pole of the battery, it lights just fine (not
burned out). Have changed and tested the
connectors (crimp-on), and they do not appear to
be the problem...I am getting volts to the light
after all. As I said, I used #14 wire where as I
think that the original remnants of headlight were
were #16, can that possibly be the
problem? This is driving me crazy...what the heck
(stronger word), can possibly cause a sealed beam
not to light when it is not burned out, is grounded and has
juice?