Right light for a CMP??

[Pete Solomon]

Seeing this thread relates to lights/stop lights, convoy lights etc I thought I might seek some advice.

My C8AX still runs 6V but has tail lights and indicators fitted, along with the convoy light and side lights. Everything works fine for about 10 minutes and once the engine gets hot nothing seems to work except indicators. Headlights, tail lights and side lights all dont work and neither does the dash illumination light.

Turn everything off - let the thing stand for a couple of hours then come out, start her up every thing works again for another 10-15 minutes.

Any ideas?

I've checked all the connections, pulled out and cleaned all the bulbs, checked connections to the back of the instrument cluster etc so I defer you the wealth of knowledge of the forum.

Cheers

Pete

[motto (RIP)]

Hi Pete. That certainly sounds to be an intriguing problem and I would guess that you have a thermal circuit breaker with too low a setting or the system is experiencing an overload and the breaker is doing what it ought to.

I think the way to proceed would be to get to work with a test light when the power is disrupted and find the point where it stops. I'm not familiar with CMPs but US military vehicles had the CB mounted on the main light switch. The fact that your trafficators still operate also makes sense because they are an add-on and obviously not getting power from the light switch but probably direct from the ammeter or ignition switch.

David