Dim dash lights

[thomasinnv]

Some of my dash panel dummy lights are aweful dim. It's not the bulbs themselves because I can move a bright bulb from another socket to the dim one and the bright one becomes dim. The ones that are dim are the jake, brake light and park brake indicator, and the sel and cel light. All others are nice and bright. This is on the DL3 which has kind of a printed circuit board type of setup with twist lock bulb sockets. Any ideas?

[TomC]

Bad grounds

[luvrbus]

They are on 3 different circuits controlled by the 2 rheostats on the left panel on mine I had that problem too mine was a bad rheostat I replaced it now I am changing the panels lol

[thomasinnv]

I'll have to check that out Clifford. I thought the rheostats only effected the gauge and switch back lights, not the dummy lights. But I never really paid that close of attention. And it's not the whole panel that's dim, just a couple lights in both indicator panels. Could that still be the rheostats?

TomC I've been over all the grounds already trying to track down an intermittent problem with the turn signals and hazard flasher.

[luvrbus]

Are your turn signals on the floor,mine are and I am not crazy about the foot control I am  thinking about moving those to the steering wheel lol I have 2 pedals and 4 switches with only 2 feet to work with  

[thomasinnv]

No mine are on the column. I wouldn't like them on the floor either.

[Dave5Cs]

Clifford if you put them on the steering wheel how will you raise your foot that high while driving!...
Dave

[ArtGill]

Mine are on the floor also.  I had a one legged friend travel with me so I installed an on-off-on switch in an unused switch hole on the dash, so I have both.
Art

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

When I grew up all of the dimmer switches were on the floor so I kind of enjoy having the two separate turn signals on the floor too.  I have an automatic tranny in my bus so there is nothing else for my left foot to do anyway, so why not give it a job so it doesn't keep falling asleep.  That also leaves your left hand free to smoke a cigar. Besides I hate it when I go to turn on the turn signal on the column and my cigar gets knocked out of my hand and falls down in the box where I store my firecrackers.   I am use to it but it makes my passengers a bit nervous. 

Life is short, drink the cheap wine first so the good wine has longer to age so your kids will appreciate it more once you are gone.

[RJ]

Floor-mounted turn signals is the common configuration for transit buses, or highway models used in urban service.  Once you get used to them, they're really not that bad.

FWIW & HTH. . .

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

I agree with RJ.  You also need your left hand free to run the Jake, to downshift and to be able to flash your marker lights at the truckers when they let you pass with your Series 60. 

[luvrbus]

I am going to mount all my stuff on a VIP smart wheel I have since I already have it

[thomasinnv]

I agree with RJ.  You also need your left hand free to run the Jake, to downshift and to be able to flash your marker lights at the truckers when they let you pass with your Series 60. 

Gary, all those items happen to be on the right side for me.

[lostagain]

I don't know how we did it, but in the old days, we drove bus with a microphone in one hand, a cigarette, a sandwich and a news paper in the other, all the while having to use the turn signals, double clutch to shift gears, and keep an eye out for the good looking chicks on the side of the road, while giving the touring commentary. And we had to flash the lights at other buses, and honk the horn at a buddy if we saw one. Good thing we didn't have cell phones to distract us...

JC