Re: IML: 68 head lights

["BOBSMOPAR" <bobsmopar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all.
Thanks to all who replied to my question.
When I wired in my new head light switch I did not use a relay.
Tonight a friend of mine told me that I might not have used a heavy enough
wire for my power to the switch.
I am going to wire in a relay just as soon as I can and I can find the
instructions on how to wire one in and it might this winter I am getting
ready to park it for the winter it is getting cold here already.
Thanks again for the help this list has always come thru for me when I need
help on this car.
Bob
68 Imperial convertible
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From: <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: IML: 68 head lights


> If you wired it the way I have wired the switches in both my 68's, it
should not
> get hot, unless something went wrong.  The current going through it should
be
> enough to activate the relay, and the relay has a bunch of resistance, so
the
> current cannot get high (unless you applied a very high voltage, which I
am
> sure is not happening in your case).  It is possible that the relay is
> muflunctioning, and is shorting out or something.  Try replacing that
relay.
> Its cheap, and real easy to get to.  Or, if you have a multi-meter, check
the
> resistance between the triggering wire and ground, it should be plenty of
Ohms,
> like over 10.  Another possibility may be that you did not wire the relay
right,
> but it would probably not have worked at all in that case.  A hot switch
can be
> bad news.
>
> By the way, I have only installed relays for the low beams, because I
almost
> never use high beams for extended periods.  If you use high beams for
extended
> periods, you would have to install one for high beams too.  That would be
done
> exactly the same way you did with the low beams.
>
> D^2
>
> Quoting BOBSMOPAR <bobsmopar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > Hi all.
> > How hot should my head light switch get when using my lights.
> > Here is what I done to the car I have installed a new head light switch
that
> > I bought from car quest it is wired right D>2 told me how to wire it.
> > And it has worked great until now.
> > When I stop at a red light or just stop my voltage gauge drops below the
> > center of the gauge and when I step on the gas to move it goes back to
> > charging the battery.
> > Last night I blew a fuse that is on the back side of the switch and the
> > switch was really hot.
> > Were would be the best place to look to fix this problem or does the
switch
> > get this hot just from the amount of voltage that goes thru it.
> > Thank you for any help that you can give me.
> > Bob
> > 68 Imperial convertible
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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