What's a dummy lamp and an enthusiast jumper?

I have a '95 LeBaron and I've been looking through the shop manual,
especially the electrical diagrams.

What's a dummy lamp and an enthusiast jumper?

The dummy lamp appears to be something (a lamp?) on each side
connected between the hot wire to the high beam and the hot wire to
the low beam. Does this really exist? Does it give light? Where is
it? What is the point of it? LOL


"Enthusiast seatjumper" is the title of the second page of wiring,
page 80 for the AJ model, for the power seat.

Why is it called an enthusiast seat jumper?

Another strange thing is that nowhere on that page can I find where
the 12 volts comes in. A problem since my power seats stopped
working.



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"dummy lamp" is a term Chrysler has used in various shop manuals to refer
to lamplike devices that do not produce light. The red-and-amber plastic
panels on the rear of the decklid of a 1989-1992 Dodge Spirit or '92-'95
LeBaron coupe/convertible, for instance. Or the "looks like a corner
parking/sidemarker light, but isn't" device outboard of the headlamps on a
'91-'95 Caravan, Voyager, or Town & Country.

That said, Chrysler has used all kinds of bizarre and nonstandard names
for devices in their wiring diagrams. "Lavalier lamp", for instance, has
been used to refer to export-spec parking lamps _and_, in different
diagrams, to export-spec side turn signal repeaters.

A device connected across low beam hot and high beam hot would never light
up. Why not scan and post what you're looking at?

To make you ask this question, so the guy who drew the diagram can go
"HA-ha, you're a dummy!".

"Enthusiast Seat" is the term used by Chrysler for an upgraded driver's
seat in a sport variant of whatever model. Usually, these seats have
improved lumbar support and often they are electrically operated. A
"jumper" is a connection between two circuit paths not otherwise normally
connected.

 

Actually, especially if it were a lower wattage bulb (than the other
two), it would light up, perhaps dimly, when one light was on and the
other not, but not if both were on or off at the same time. In Boolean
algebra, this is called an "exclusive-OR" function. Not sure what
purpose that would serve. But, as you've indicated, this is speculation
and serves no purpose - just correcting a technical inaccuracy. Can't
help it.

Bill Putney
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