Combo tail light question/problem

Mike CA · Oct 28, 2009

I was given a combo light off a 300.

First, the questions:
- How does the combo light work? There are two wires attached. One is like the regular lights. The second is for what? It's not attached to anything internally. Is that a ground? If so, why does the combo need it and not the others?
- If the lights are on (3-position switch), does the rear light have the ability to be turned off if you don't need it?

Ok, now the dilema:
The guts of this light need to be replaced. The problem: That's going to cost me more than $50. I'm on a tight budget, and not sure I want to shell out that much. Are there other options?

Red Mist · Oct 28, 2009

Yes, there is the option of leaving it as is until much later.
I keep a list of things I want to do and try to keep it prioritized on the basis of need/cost. A working tail light is not high on the list. Just food for thought.
Mike

Janicholson · Oct 28, 2009

My recollection is that there may be two possible combo lights (maybe three) in the bullet shape. Ojne uses a separate wire for red rear, one uses a switch between red and white, (small rotary black knob on the shell of the light) and one with a seperate light in a small bullet housing on the bigger light shell. The rotary switch is connected to the light switch and chooses between the two internal lamps. The light switch terminal is the one that stays full on when the switch is in either D or B positions.
I believe the rotary switch can be found for less than 10.00 from non IH sources (like DigiKey) It does need to be water resistant. JimN

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