Rear work light stopped working ?

Foxl3830 · Apr 21, 2019

Hello guys I'm not real good on wiring or electrical stuff but I have a work light on my foldable ropes love it for low light work. We quit working tonight so I thought bulb took out bulb looked good? So I changed any ways nothing it has its own switch but tractor key has to be on. It's from the factory L3830 so pulled bulb again took tester got juice to bulb assembly (where bulb plugs in.) any help? Really like this set up in not I'm going to cut wires and put in a LED light but really like the factory one ok thanks

dragoneggs · Apr 21, 2019

Not sure I understand... are you saying you have electricity at the bulb socket, or not?

mddorange · Apr 22, 2019

When you say that you had juice, how many volts? If you didn't have 12 volts, then why?

Dave M7040 · Apr 22, 2019

Make certain the electrical contacts inside the socket for the bulb are not pulled back too far from something pulling on the wiring.

You can have a good bulb, power to the lamp, but the bulb cannot reach the contacts because the spring that pushes them as you install the bulb is compressed by something which pulled on the external wiring.

Dave M7040

Foxl3830 · Apr 22, 2019

Dave M7040 said:
Make certain the electrical contacts inside the socket for the bulb are not pulled back too far from something pulling on the wiring.

You can have a good bulb, power to the lamp, but the bulb cannot reach the contacts because the spring that pushes them as you install the bulb is compressed by something which pulled on the external wiring.

Dave M7040

Ok thanks I'll check it out I do have juice at bulb socket going to check down in below bulb? Checked on new factory light from Kubota 145 dollars wow ok thanks

Dave M7040 · Apr 22, 2019

Foxl3830 said:
Ok thanks I'll check it out I do have juice at bulb socket going to check down in below bulb? Checked on new factory light from Kubota 145 dollars wow ok thanks

If you can find the fuse for the light, or I remember you said it was dead with the key off, then try pushing on the bulb contact at the bottom of the socket. You should feel it move under some pressure but then rebound when there is not pressure.

Dave M7040