flybylatham Posted December 5, 2020 Report Posted December 5, 2020 Lately I have been fixing small items on my plane. Trying to get my dome light to work again. It's an early 78 J, SN: 24-0470. Has the Grimes Light with the 3 position switch that has the resistor attached. Looking at the wiring diagram, it splits off at a junction behind the clock panel and then it goes to the battery and it's protected by a 5A fuse. Does anyone know if that light is hooked up anywhere specific behind the clock panel and where exactly is that 5A fuse coming off the battery?
larrynimmo Posted December 6, 2020 Report Posted December 6, 2020 On my 1981 J back by the battery is one of those black plastic fuse holder with a 5 amp fuse inside. when the attached wire leaves the battery compartment it goes forward to the clock...and from the clock it goes to the overhead lights 1
larryb Posted December 6, 2020 Report Posted December 6, 2020 I removed the dome light bulbs after I destroyed a battery by leaving them on accidentally. It is easy to do. Some people have built timers and I printed a switch guard for protection.
DonMuncy Posted December 6, 2020 Report Posted December 6, 2020 I designed a timer. Contact me for the schematic or to have one built. 1
flybylatham Posted December 7, 2020 Author Report Posted December 7, 2020 Thanks everyone! Found the fuse casing and replaced the fuse. Light works again! Now onto my Radio Coupler for my autopilot lol. 1
tmo Posted December 7, 2020 Report Posted December 7, 2020 Every time I replace the 5A slow blow inline fuse, it eventually blows; I replaced the bulbs with LED ones from AeroLites, hoping that will solve it, but nope. Must be some chaffed wire, I think.
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