Chrysler Sailors Forum

I hooked up a battery to my wiring harness to get all my lights working and my bow nav light comes on solid for about 5-10 seconds then starts blinking like a turn signal. Are there bulbs that are designed to blink? It is a new bulb that i got from the local marina...it doesnt say anything on the package about flashing/blinking...whats going on here? As far as i can tell there are no relays/breaks of any sort between the battery the switch and the bulb...

I doubt the bulb blinks intentionally. Even so, if it does, it is illegal.
You should fix it.

You can pull the bulb, turn the lights on and use a test light on the socket to see if the bulb is blinking or if there is some other reason.

maybe someone took a flasher off an old Chrysler New Yorker and installed it just to tease you!!!

Scott

I took the boat out of the water today and did some maint. I don't know what the deal is with the bulbs i have, but took one and and a jumper wire and hooked it directly to the battery...they flash...so weird....glad to know its just the bulbs though and not some mysterious wiring problem

Glad you found the problem!!
Congrats!

Scott

I've seen the strobe balbs on the sterns of motor boats, must be the PO bought your bulbs at my local marina

That bulb is probably a broken filament whe it heats up it breaks the contact and cools and makes again similar to a flasher in a car that uses a bimetal and heat to work.

bulbs where both new out of package...both "blinked"...bought new assembly and problem gone...confused but content