Hi all,
The dome light in my aft cabin hasn't worked since I bought the boat. Finally pulled it down last night and exposed the wires leading to it. My multimeter is reading 1.5V. I was expecting something closer to 12 or 0, and so I wonder what could lead to 1.5.
Is 1.5V the kind of voltage you might get with a loose connection or corroded connection? Or is it the kind of voltage that might leak through a switch somewhere, and maybe I'm wrong about what switch controls the light? (Other than the one on the light, of course! Unfortunately the wiring seems to be original, and it runs into the carpeted ceiling, making it difficult to trace. For now I'm assuming that it goes to the same switch that powers all the rest of the cabin electronics.)
For clarity: I am touching the multimeter leads to the wires above/before they enter the light.
The dome light in my aft cabin hasn't worked since I bought the boat. Finally pulled it down last night and exposed the wires leading to it. My multimeter is reading 1.5V. I was expecting something closer to 12 or 0, and so I wonder what could lead to 1.5.
Is 1.5V the kind of voltage you might get with a loose connection or corroded connection? Or is it the kind of voltage that might leak through a switch somewhere, and maybe I'm wrong about what switch controls the light? (Other than the one on the light, of course! Unfortunately the wiring seems to be original, and it runs into the carpeted ceiling, making it difficult to trace. For now I'm assuming that it goes to the same switch that powers all the rest of the cabin electronics.)
For clarity: I am touching the multimeter leads to the wires above/before they enter the light.