At 12:49 PM 4/9/98 EDT, KENWILFY wrote:
>I feel kinda dumb asking this question but before I spend time tracing wires
>and testing with test lights I have to ask the List about the flourescent
>light in my Carat.  It doesn't light when I push the switch and the ballast
>doesn't hum or anything like its getting power.  So it seems like it is not
>getting power.  I looked in the owner's manual and all it said was that you
>should be careful not to leave the light on so as not to run the battery down
>(who would've guessed).  So before I spend much time on this is there
>something simple that I am overlooking?  Is there a fuse especially for this
>light?  The bulb could be burnt out but the ends don't look black like I am
>used to seeing on bad bulbs of this type.
I don't know about the Carat but in my 87 Westy, this light is on the same
fuse as the radio and interior lights. I thinks it's #3, but that's from
memory. I bought a flourescent bulb today at Home Depot for about $3. 8
watt, 12". I got the "warm white" bulb (3000K) and the light is much more
pleasant and warm than the original bulb.

-Mark McCulley