At 03:44 PM 1/15/2001, Karen Olson wrote:
>When coils go bad, could the high voltage built up in the secondary winding,
>intermittently short over to the 12 Volt primary winding and cause this?

No, it really couldn't, honest (unless I'm wrong, of course <g>).

>As for the flashbulb taillights, I discovered my brake lights were out and,
>when replacing them, the clear glass of the bulbs were entirely discolored
>on the inside, and a roughly 1/4" diameter piece of glass was blown out of
>each bulb.

Fascinating!  Was the discoloration smooth, even, mirror-like?  Where was
the hole, and was it the same in both bulbs?  Are these combination
brake/running lights, or single-filament?  Was there melting at the edges
of the hole, or anywhere else?

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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