Re: [Funky tech] Lighting: 5th relay?

["Andre' Bjorkheim" <andreb@maxwell.ee.washington.edu>]

Rather than putting in a relay, why not just have the lows on with
the highs at all times?  Thatsa what Ia doa!  I know with my Mk1, I can
simply put a jumper wire into the wire loom that goes into the highbeam
flasher switch on the steerin column (cant remember the wires I jumpered
offhand, but I can dig itup if any Mk1 owners want it.)  Not sure about
the Mk2 cars cuz you cant hold back the switch and get both highs and
lows, but I would think you could put a jumper in there somewhere.  I
can take a look at a fellow listers manual some time and see how it is
done.  OR, rather than put a 5th relay in there, why not run a jumper
wire from the battery, or any positive source connected, to a switch,
and then to the 86 number on the low beams.  All this does is give a
teeny tiny bit of current for the low beam trigger and VOILA, your lows
are on.  No need to add 5th relay!  Much easier, and cheaper too! =p

> 88 16V: Euro Lights
> I'm not sure if this went around but I'd like to know if this will
> work.
> 
> I want to add a 5th relay to the existing 4 relays for my 55/100 H4,
> 100H3 Bulbs.  I want to be able to use a toggle switch on the dash to
> turn on the low beam filaments of the H4 while the H4 and H3 high
> beams are activated.
> Low beams: at 110Watts (55W x 2)
> High beams with toggle off: at 400W (100W x 4)
> High beams with toggle on :510Watts (110W + 400W)  for Dark
> backcountry roads.
> 
> Here's what I'm planning:  Get some paper, start visualizing and begin
> drawing...
> the 5th Relay
> Terminal 85: Battery ground
> Terminal 30: Battery power with 15Amp in-line fuse
> Terminal 87: a wire that leads toward the lights then splits in
> two.    One end connects in the middle of the wire that leads from
> terminal 87 of the Driverside low beam relay to the driverside H4 low
> beam.
> The other end connects in the middle of the wire that leads from
> terminal 87 of the passengerside low beam relay to the passengerside
> H4 low beam
> Terminal 86 : to  one male end of toggle switch on dash.
>  the other male end of toggle switch has a wire connected to it
> (obviously) and connects to the wire that leads away from terminals 86
> of the driverside high beam relay and the passenger side high beam
> relay, which connects to the factory wiring of the high beam on/off
> selector.
> Help.
> 
> By golly, I think I got it!
> Rich Z

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