If I'm reading you right, sounds like the continuity is from the
bulb.... if it's still in the socket of the dome light.
Edward

At 09:59 PM 6/18/2011, reiderikson wrote:
>Ladies and Gents,
>
>1990 Camper here:
>
>I thought I was just about finished with the rewiring of my dome
>light circuit until I went to test it. Keep in mind that ignorance
>is what led me to the rewiring project in the first place, so in all
>likelihood it could be happening again.
>
>I have replaced the wires from the fuse panel up through the "A"
>pillar and over the drivers door back to the galley lights. I also
>spliced in above the door to connect power and ground over to the
>passenger visor light. Even added an extra wire to power a 12v
>outlet up over the front of the slider for string lights when
>camping or top bunk access. Haven't figured out where to take power
>from for that, but I digress...
>
>With the wires to the drivers dome light connected, and the ground
>connected to the crowded ground plug, testing with an ohmmeter shows
>some sort of continuity between my red (power) and brown (ground)
>wires feeding the dome light. I expected to see a reading of
>infinite. The batteries are disconnected.
>
>I'm thinking this could be a problem, right? Haven't tested behind
>the radio to the cig lighter, but I guess there could be a short
>that way somewhere? l only replaced the wires on the dome circuit
>side of the connector where the red and black wires connect to the
>red and green/white  (T2c Bentley 97.210 and .215).
>
>My ignorance of 12v auto circuitry leaves me unsure if this is just
>the way the circuit works or if I have a problem.
>
>Unhooking the wires from the light and testing the red (I think
>T2c/1 from Bentley 97.210) and brown (#30 grounded "near relay
>panel" same page) above the driver's door shows the same continuity as well.
>
>Little help here?