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AE headlight bulb replacement?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 1049883" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>Two reasons actually. One, because they have had the exact same amount of filament erosion over time, so are both near the point of extinction. But the second is that they share a power feed from the wiring harness. When the one burns out, the current draw on that feed drops to half, allowing the the voltage drop on outside circuit connections to drop, which means there will be more voltage applied to the sole remaining filament, and the current through that sole survivor will actually ratchet up a tad. It's already tired, remember, from it's previous life, so zing... the second one goes not too long after.</p><p></p><p>That is why ionbeam's suggestion of <a href="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php/topic/151142-ae-headlight-bulb-replacement/?do=findComment&comment=1049428" target="_blank">intentionally staggering replacements</a> is such a good idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 1049883, member: 3828"] Two reasons actually. One, because they have had the exact same amount of filament erosion over time, so are both near the point of extinction. But the second is that they share a power feed from the wiring harness. When the one burns out, the current draw on that feed drops to half, allowing the the voltage drop on outside circuit connections to drop, which means there will be more voltage applied to the sole remaining filament, and the current through that sole survivor will actually ratchet up a tad. It's already tired, remember, from it's previous life, so zing... the second one goes not too long after. That is why ionbeam's suggestion of [URL="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php/topic/151142-ae-headlight-bulb-replacement/?do=findComment&comment=1049428"]intentionally staggering replacements[/URL] is such a good idea. [/QUOTE]
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