SPOTLIGHT ON A 62 SCOTT HELP

[62 ROYAL SCOTT]

How do I wire it. its the kind that has the two plastic rings with two copper rings in the middle between the plastic if you were looking at it ,it would be in the middle of the spotlight shaft I don't know if its a one wire or a two wire I do know that the bulb is a two post do they make a one post spotlight bulb its driving me crazy. it has no name on it to look up. it is the correct spotlight to the boat ( 1962 ROYAL SCOTT SKI BOAT ) manual thru the dash control and you can turn it left or right or up and down.........SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP.........IT'S OLD SCHOOOOOOOOOOOOL

 

[glenn property of pam]

just guessing but I would look for terminals on the 2 brass rings. It sounds like the bulb holder has contacts that ride on the brass rings so you can turn the light with out twisting the wires (this could be backwards and the wires attach to contacts and the brass rings go to the bulb holder). On boats you always run 2 wires to a bulb. If you look at the bulb how many filaments does it have inside. It should have one filament (if you can see the number on the bulb its easy to google to get a replacement)

 

[62 ROYAL SCOTT]

:joyous: thanks the bulb works fine i'll look for contact points on the copper rings and run the wires to each one from the bulb and see what happens i'll let you know

 

[62 ROYAL SCOTT]

well nothing. I've hook it everyway I know how i wish I had a diagram of the spotlight,it has power to the switch and power to the bulb and I've grounded it to everything on the boat

 

[foodfisher]

What I'd do is take 2 wires, one directly connected to each post of the battery and start poking around, with the loose ends, at the light. When it lites you've got a starting point to trouble shoot. Corroded connections etc.

 

[glenn property of pam]

any chance of some pictures. I know the site is being a pain with pics but it would really help. Its not a motorized light by any chance?

 

[62 ROYAL SCOTT]

No its not i will take pic's and try to load them and you can see what a basic spotlight it is the other thing is it won't come apart all the way you will see (HOPEFULLY)