Re: Flickering Lights
If anyone wants to, they can add this. I would use a 1n2001 diode, and start with 1uf/25 volt aluminum capacitor. Increasing the capacitor value will reduce the flicker more.
This will affect the dome lamp only. If you want to include the cargo lamp also, just add a diode and capacitor for it too.
Note the bar at one end of the diode, that's the cathode end. The other end is the anode.
The cathode needs to face the dome lamp.
Note the + (positive) mark, and/or - (negative mark) on the capacitor. Be sure to attach the positive end to pin 4 and the [negative end to pin 2 of the dome lamp connector.
Of course, insulate the connections with tape or shrink tubing so they don't short to the chassis.
The diode allows current to flow from the anode end to the cathode end only, not the other way. So when the dome lamp is grounded, current flows through the dome lamp, and also into the capacitor and gets stored there.
When the battery voltage falls off, the current stored in the capacitor can flow only through the dome lamp, keeping it lit, until the battery voltage returns.
When the battery voltage returns, the capacitor is recharged, and ready for the next cycle.
Last edited by polywave; Jun 29, 2007 at 09:38 AM.