Front Marker Light Ground

[Sam77]

Howdy!

I'm working on getting all the lights up and running with my rig, and in looking into why the front marker lights weren't working - I found that the positive lead from the bulb to the plug wasn't hooked up at all and the ground lug was also disconnected / broken. I've fixed the connection between the bulb and plug (solder and shrink wrap), but I'm wondering where I can reconnect the ground since the lug was rattling around inside the light compartment.

Here's a shot of inside the light compartment. I'm working on getting all the sand and junk out of there so I can clean things up. Can I put a larger terminal on the ground wire and connect it to the other bolt? I'm assuming this is another grounding area, but I figured I'd ask the experts to be certain.



Or - is there a spot where this should be screwed back into? It looks like it fell out vs rusted off. (sorry for the blurry picture).



Thanks in advance!

-Sam77

 

[Action]

I have seen a couple different ground setups, depending on type and manufacturer. Turn the lights on and touch the ground to each remaining stud. Bolt it to the stud that lights the bulb.

 

[Sam77]

Thank you! I’ll give that a shot. I had a hunch - but wanted to double check.

 

[Milcommoguy]

With all the dirt and mud, a ground rod might work.

Clean it all up, re-terminate and follow along in the TM. One of those leads is ground # "92_" Markers housing always cruded up too. Got the right idea for the nut plate for the covers.

This might help > Wire 92_ right from the TM. Showing right side. Left more of less same with black out lamp.



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[Sam77]

With all the dirt and mud, a ground rod might work.

Clean it all up, re-terminate and follow along in the TM. One of those leads is ground # "92_" Markers housing always cruded up too. Got the right idea for the nut plate for the covers.

This might help > Wire 92_ right from the TM. Showing right side. Left more of less same with black out lamp.

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TM's....Road map to all the goings on HumV. Good idea to download one. Will save your bacon when the internet goes down. CAMO

Agreed! I have it downloaded and found all the numbers and such - just wanted a sanity check. It’s been a while since I’ve chased electrons and wanted to make sure my line of thinking was sound.
Wire is 92D - which looks a lot like 920.

 

[Action]

Or just take the light from the bucket and see which stud(s) are ground. I think it is only 1 or 2 of the 4 studs connect to the bulb.