City Lights wiring help!

[txrocco@sbcglobal.net (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

okay...

I have a question, why ground all headlights to your housing ? I mean I
guess its electrically possible to do it that way, but I would like to know
the reason of this? since the closest ground connection is at the
transmission side engine mount, (where the battery actually is grounded to
the chassis), while the electrical ground is right there, and the wire mesh
runs to the battery in less than 2 feet Driver side (passenger side the wire
is longer but the closest ground to engine would be passenger engine mount
anyways thru chassis electrical ground), IN theory using the chassis this
way would actually make the resistance path higher (due to shear amount of
metal it must go through to close the loop. I know I am talking theoretical
here. but I am curious how your headlights are performing. Using the
electrical ground wires already in place should be sufficiently efficient to
permit to use the wires and therefore not causing a possible "loop" that may
(or may not) be the cause of your problem.

As for city lights, there are two model of plugs I have witness both types
(spit connector and slot type internal connectors) being used on a rocco and
both had dual connections (+ and - ) , if your only has one, then your
choices are indeed limited. How are your normal headlights connected thru
the chassis ground as well? or as normally prescribed by designers?



ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net


=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Mark Hausler
=>Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:01 AM
=>To: ATS - Patrick Bureau; scirocco list
=>Subject: RE: City Lights wiring help!
=>
=>
=>Patrick-
=>
=>thanks for the tip- BUT my whole euro light housing is
=>the ground- there is only one connection to the city
=>light-
=>
=>I might end up using a relay to get the signal- or do
=>as Jonathan Shisler suggested and have it wired with a
=>toggle switch-
=>
=>mark
=>
=>
=>--- ATS - Patrick Bureau <txrocco@sbcglobal.net>
=>wrote:
=>> Mark,
=>>
=>> ahem.. run the two wires of the city light socket to
=>> your corner lights
=>> (both wires, not grounding on the chassi the groudn
=>> wires of the city light,
=>> I think you are creating a "additional" ground that
=>> actually is shorting out
=>> the electrcal circuit.
=>>
=>> ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
=>>
=>>
=>> =>-----Original Message-----
=>> =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
=>> Mark Hausler
=>> =>Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 10:25 PM
=>> =>To: scirocco list
=>> =>Subject: City Lights wiring help!
=>> =>
=>> =>
=>> =>OK- I should know this- expecially since i am
=>> =>currently sobered up from the weekend.
=>> =>
=>> =>I got Euro headlights with city lights in them.
=>> The
=>> =>headlight is grounded and the postive to the
=>> headlight
=>> =>plug into the main headlight bulb. That works
=>> fine.
=>> =>The city light is also grounded by the headlight
=>> unit
=>> =>and if i try to hook up a lead from the parking
=>> light
=>> =>the damn thing is always on- even wit hthe car
=>> off.
=>> =>The parking light are grounded i would guess at
=>> the
=>> =>switch or someting and , and...
=>> =>
=>> =>I left my Bently at Jason's pad- so I cant look
=>> there-
=>> =>(drinkin' , whatda you talkin' about drinkin')
=>> =>
=>> =>can some one help- Do i need to isolate the city
=>> light
=>> =>from the headlight unit?
=>> =>
=>> =>
=>> =>
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