----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan van de Wouw" <Jan@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 8:25 PM Subject: [DML] Re: Headlight Switch Problem. > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, DMCVegas@xxxx wrote: > > Tonight I noticed a problem with my headlight switch. If I push > > the button once, nothing happens. But when I push it again to > > click it into the second position, both the clearance lights > > and the head lights turn on. > > I had the exact same problem on my car since I bought it. > On opening the switch it turned out that the plastic between the > contacts had melted and allowed for the contacts it was in between > to misalign. This resulted in the sliding parts not touching the > contacts, so no electrical connction was made. The plastic only > melted in the first position, so in second everything DID connect. > > I bought a new Lights Master Switch, which I put in while I was > replacing my radio. Since I had my console out anyway I could > reach every wire much better, so I made a slight modification: > the switch now operates a relay (with contacts rated at 30Amps), > which in turn switches all lights. This way the load for the > switch went from about 4Amps to less that 0.10Amps. > Not that 4 Amps is so much current, but on dirty contacts it's > enough to cause some seriuous heat. > > I also put in a second relay that gets powered after the > ignitionswitch, switching the power for the headlights, > so when I turn off the ignition, only the perimiter lights > stay on and the headlights can be flashed. This also help save > the battery when you forget to turn off the lights. > On top of that I also fitted a reminder buzzer that starts > beeping when I have lights on and turn off the ignition, > this way I never ACCIDENTALLY leave on my lights... > > If you want/need instructions on how to hook up the relay(s) > or a buzzer, give me a private mail on jan@xxxx > (jan [at] vdwouw.demon.nl in case Yahoogroups gables my address). > > Good luck, > > JAN van de Wouw > Thinking Different... Using a Mac... > Living the Dream... Driving a DeLorean... > > #05141 "Dagger" since Sept. 2000 > > ------------------------------ > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >