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Panel light dimmer reostat warming up
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 1:52 am
by vmoura
Yesterday I found that the reostat gets very warm when the lights are set to low intensity. I can't even touch it. I think that the capacity of the lighting installed has exceeded the reostat capacity. Has anybody run through this problem? What could be done to fix it?
Overheating Reostat
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 5:56 pm
by N1277D
There are several types of light bulbs that can be used in the sockets for the panel lights. If a bulb of a higher amperage is used it can overheat and fail the reostat.
I would check the bulbs to see if they are the correct type. I don't have the owners manual in front of me, but they are listed in the owners manual.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 7:10 pm
by GAHorn
Normal overhead instrument lighting consists of two #87 bulbs. If the rheostat (standard Ohmite unit mounted below inst. panel) is used at low intensity, it will indeed become very hot to touch. This is normal for a resistance-wound rheostats.