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Originally Posted by reecem13
if the volt meter detects voltage, a test light would light too wouldn't it? Is it possible for the grounds to make these problems?
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Yes the grounds will make it act just as you descirbed
a bad ground at any point will send voltage back thru the other element of the bulb
and thru any other avail ground
its hard to explain how but trust us it does it
if you look at the 1157 bulb you can follow the voltage into
one element then back out the other element to any ground
a bad ground at any point will send voltage back thru the other element of the bulb
and thru any other avail ground
its hard to explain how but trust us it does it
if you look at the 1157 bulb you can follow the voltage into
one element then back out the other element to any ground
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From: northwest Georgia
alright, i finally got fed up with it and took it to someone. got it back within a day. he said it was the ground wire that runs along the frame with the other four. he cut the connector out because that was where the bad place was. they work fine now. Now if it would only start reliably. it took me 30 minutes just to get it started at the guy's house that fixed the lights.
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