Re: Can a Door Jamb Switch Short Out?

[Eric R <hoodoovoodooray@xxxxxxxxx>]

 Yeh, 1962 Newport.  Interesting about the radio.  The bulb above the
radio has been yanked by a previous owner,  but the base is still in
there.  I could swear it didn't do it when I opened the passenger door
though.

On Dec 13, 12:57 am, Eric Sturgis <ericstur...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You have a 62 newport right?  On my phone so I don't remember correctly. A
> 1962 newport when you open the door for the back it will turn on the dome
> light thats in the roof.  In a 4 door car of course.  When you open the
> front door is it supposed to turn on the light it's above the radio.  I
> have this problem in my 62 newport 2 door the socket in the light above the
> radio was shorting out.  The socket had come loose am I just had to repair
> the socket and tighten everything down it works fine now.
> On Dec 12, 2011 9:28 PM, "Eric R" <hoodoovoodoo...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
> > When I open my drivers door it blows the fuse for the dome light/brake
> > light.  I pulled the dome light bulb out thinking that would stop the
> > circuit,  but when I open the door it still blew the fuse.
>
> > So, I clipped the wire to the door jamb switch and now I can open the
> > door and not worry about blowing the dome light/brake light fuse (they
> > are on the same fuse).
>
> > But, how does the door jamb switch short out?  I figured it was just
> > completing a ground as it only has one wire.  There's no way to
> > complete a circuit as if it was a + going to and coming from the
> > switch.
>
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