Hello Listers,
I’m in need of your sage advice or at least hypotheses on an electrical problem.
Here’s the background. Late last season my starboard running light bulb burnt
out. It was a simple incandescent bulb, and the fixtures were probably
original. So I thought hey, why not replace all
Try troubleshooting with only one fixture, while the others aren't screwed
down. Then screw the cover on without the bulb inserted. If that doesn't
blow the fuxe, try it with the bulb inserted. If that blows the fuse,
reverse the bulb in the socket. If the problem still persists, rewire the
fixture
Interesting that it only blows the breaker when screwed into the
(aluminum?) toe rail.
Let us know if the nylon screws solve the short. If so, you definitely have
a short in some wiring running in the channel at the deck/hull joint that
is touching a bolt causing a short circuit through the toe rai
Hey Randy,
Strange problem. Something is creating a dead short to blow the fuse. The
lights have a ground and one hot wire each. I'd be curious if the dome has a
metal ring and looking to see if the hot bulb tab is touching the metal ring or
the dome screw. You can insulate it with electric
