Thanks a bunch Dennis.
I'll clean up the drivers door contacts first so no current can get through
unless the door is open.
I don't understand the excessive voltage drop part, so I will hope the door
contacts are the cause!

Thanks again.
Bill M

On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 7:59 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Since LEDs draw so little power and can make some light with little
> current available stray voltages can cause this effect.
>
> The courtesy light is a very simple circuit. Power from the battery is
> there all the time and the switching circuit is done by opening or closing
> the ground path. At the light switch, center is off. To one side the light
> the ground is completed at the case and the light comes on. To the other
> direction the ground is done through wiring to the door switches. At the
> drivers door there is a double contact switch/ground for the light and the
> key in ignition reminder chime. It is this ground where there is likely the
> first problem, why you see the light. The next problem is that the reason
> the leakage ground is causing the light is probably excessive voltage drop
> in the system. So what is happening is that system drop is enough that the
> LED is trying support some of the load through the back fed ground.
>
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> Dennis
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> *Subject:* courtesy light flickering 89 westy
>
> Hi all
> I noticed last night that the drivers side courtesy light - even though
> turned off- was flickering in time with the turn signal. As well, there is
> a faint glow in the light when the headlights are turned on.
> Before I dive into the wiring diagram, or contort myself under the
> dashboard, has anyone else dealt with this, and if so what was the
> cause/fix?
>
> I have an LED bulb in the courtesy light.
>
> Thanks all.
>
> Bill M
> 89 westy
>