On 23/10/2019 11:52, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:38:54 +0100, Brian Gaff wrote:

Truth probably was just a sticky switch or one timed to go off after a
set period,

In a 40 year old Fiat 124? Delayed off/fading courtesy lights are now
common but not back then.

Maybe they did it for a reason but it eludes me.

If it was delayed off, just one circuit ofr all interior courtesy
lights.

I agree on *all* the time must be wrong. It might not flatten the
battery in a day but two or three easy. On with the iginition switch
in the "accessory" or "run" position is much more likely.

No, Boot lights generally are on the same ciruits as interior lamps.
They go on when things are opened irrespective of keys in ignition

The only way you could tell if they were on all the time was by being in
the closed boot.

In practice there is a door type switch somewhere.

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