Re: Re: SER1 Blue fog in the garage..........

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G"Day Again Brett

At work on a Saturday - so I am not fully in the working mood. 

If your headlight switch is malfunctioning and you don't mind an un-original modification 
which improves safety then you can add a Hella (or similar brand) change over relay.  
They are quite small and can be mounted next to the original round Lucas junction 
box.  I cant give you colours or terminal numbers at the moment because I'm at work. 

1. Loop the battery lead from the junction box to the battery side of the relay and also 
let it continue as usual up the steering column. 
2. disconnect the Low/Dip beam wire (the one to the lamps) at the junction box and 
terminate it on the relay on the closed connection .  
3. Leave  the Low/Dip beam wire from the steering column terminated in it's original 
position in the junction box.(this is now a redundant but potentially live wire so is 
terminated for safety to prevent a short)
4. disconnect the High/Main beam wire (the one to the lamps) at the junction box and 
terminate it on the relay on the open connection. 
5. identify the main beam wire from the steering column and terminate it on the switch 
terminal on the relay.(This wire now controls the relay)
6. add a vehicle ground (earth) wire from the other end of the switch circuit.

What you have done is made a system that will always leave you with lamps - none of 
that un-expected black-out when you change from low to hi beam.  The current 
required for the relay is less than needed for the lamps and your working main beam 
switch pulls the relay on to change from low to high beam. If your main beam switch 
fails the relay will close automatically and turn on your lo beam.

Hope that helps.

Cheers
Diana   

> Diana Alan <dianaa@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx> wrote:
> 
> G'Day Brett
> 
> I think Main beam and High Beam are the same thing -  the other beam is 
> Low Beam or "dip".  The problem is usually in the switch where wear or 
> de-tension of the spring is preventing it from changing contacts.  You 
> will have to pull the static tube out and check function of the switch. 
> 
 
> Cheers
> Diana
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Brett Pritt 
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx 
> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 5:48 AM
> Subject: SER1 Blue fog in the garage..........
>
> Made a wiring connection fault in the steering wheel: only high beam 
> and no main beam lights
> but thatīs not so important, I will find the fault ....

> Greetings from Germany
> Uli
> 86" 2ltr. petrol

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