From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Sat Mar 04 2006 - 19:18:21 PST
I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the difference between the socket
where the rear light bulbs attach and the same socket in a common civilian
light. I believe the military ones have the seat so that the two pins on
the side of the bulb are in the same place on both sides of the bulb whereas
the civilian ones are offset.
I was able to special order some 24 volt bulbs with the prongs offset so
that I could use them in a 12 volt light socket.
I didn't ever think about using whatever bulbs I had, I somehow always
thought they would blow a fuse or trip a breaker.
I learn something on this list every day, Thanks!
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: "SGM PANTANO" <TRUKS1@msn.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] TRAILERS --
> This is idiocy... I have been doing the bulb swap for over 30 years.....
> yes --- 30...and some of the 12 volt bulb swaps are still running.....My
> 416
> trailer still has 12 volt bulbs in it.... was pulled hundreds of miles
> behind a 880...and thousands behind a Wagoneer..and many more hundreds
> behind my Dodges....all 12 volt..
> There is a greater chance of the damn moon falling on your head than a
> Military wire heating up over a 12 volt bulb... Geeezz guys -- wake up and
> get real.. It works..and costs only the price of a bulb..
> Gene ....the new owner of a great 1928 Chevrolet...1 owner...original
> car.....
>
> --
>>
>>
>> At 9:58 AM -0700 3/3/06, SGM PANTANO wrote:
>> >Hey...wake up.. There is no such thing as a 24 volt or a 12 volt
>> >trailer..
>> >The light receptacles in the Military tail lights could care less what
>> >bulb
>> >is in there..
>>
>> But the wiring could. 24 volt wires could be
>> sized smaller, try to run the same wattage bulb
>> at 12 volts and you could fry your wires. Check
>> the wire harness first!
>>
>>
>
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