And I have seen these bypassed with wires from the light switch to the bulbs, which worked perfectly. The setup also provided current to a lighted compass on the dash. Easy fix. 

Jim

On Dec 16, 2011, at 3:28 AM, HotelWestfalia <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote:

> And I have seen the connections on the film side gone green with copper
> corrosion and not delivering electrons.
> Z
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 12:49 AM
> Subject: Re: Electrical Circuit Instrument Cluster 85 Vanagon Help
> 
> 
>> At 04:27 PM 12/15/2011, jon durham wrote:
>>> Which circuit on the ribbon connects to the instrument lights? The
>>> lights do not come on.
>> 
>> Jon, my Bentley has gone walkies.  Do you not have one, or are you
>> having trouble with the diagrams?
>> 
>> Yours,
>> David
>>