Hi Dave,
Well, ofcourse you can check for shorts but if you
have a short then the whole EL system would be dark and it won't have worked for
a few months.
However, you can easily check the entire system for
shorts by pulling the white wire that is going to an Electroluminescent item one
by one.
If the system then suddenly lights up you have
found the wrong part of the system.
On the otherhand, the power supply maybe at fault.
But first make sure it is properly grounded and that it is receiving 12 V
battery power.
Unplug it from the wiring that is going to the
dash, give it 12V and check for an AC output of approx. 250V.
If not, it is time for rebuilding it. This
shouldn't be too difficult as long as the transformer is allright. You will find
all the info you need on the IML site (repair section).
Good luck,
Robert
1960 4 door HT Crown
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