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Title: 1959-60 Door jam lite swtich
Post by: 60eldo on December 11, 2024, 02:08:22 PM
So I have some of these and am trying to find out how to test them. 4 terminals on the back all identical. Which one is power. I think ground is where you push it threw the hole. I want to test it out of the car using only a car battery. I clipped the round housing to ground and made a pigtail with a lite bulb and slid bulb wire to one of the 4 clips. When I put power to another clip, it just sparked, so I need to no, where does power wire go.
Title: Re: 1959-60 Door jam lite swtich
Post by: Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621 on December 11, 2024, 03:08:56 PM
Opening the door (black button out) completes the circuit between the ground and the terminal clips. I believe each clip fed one set of lamps.
Title: Re: 1959-60 Door jam lite swtich
Post by: 60eldo on December 11, 2024, 04:20:43 PM
OK, where does the bulb get power from. This is what I did.
Title: Re: 1959-60 Door jam lite swtich
Post by: Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621 on December 11, 2024, 07:11:51 PM
Hope this helps.
Title: Re: 1959-60 Door jam lite swtich
Post by: 60eldo on December 12, 2024, 09:16:54 AM
 That worked ,,,thanks Eric