I don't have any problem with Lucas electrics, either. None of my cars has
ever let me down electrically.
I erred by not including the side lights in my previous post. I realize the
panel lights work with either. My only question about the panel lamp
circuit is as regards it's correct operation - WHY on earth would you want
to turn OFF the panel lamps if it's dark enough to warrant having either the
side or head lamps on? A single pole/double throw switch and a resistor in
the circuit to give a dimming effect might be nice, but I'd hardly consider
the light from the instruments glaring, nor an major power drain.
That's why I elimated a switched circuit I never used, and instead used the
switch to trigger a relay to power my fog lamps.
Triggered to earth, I might add, in reference to Tom's post about the Lucas
wiper motor in his Ferrari. By wiring the hot lead straight to either the
device or it's relay, and using a switched earth to energise the circuit,
you elimate the potential for damage to the wiring in the event of a short
to the switch. Highly desirable in a circuit that carries a lot of current,
such as a wiper motor circuit.
Jon Arzt
Omaha, NE USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Slade" <edalsj@igs.net>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: Electrical ?
>
> Jon's complaint about the dash light switch is
> typical. In a correctly wired car, with the correct switches, what he says
he
> has never been able to do is a standard feature. Of course you can put on
the
> dash lights (and the parking lights) without putting on the headlights,
that
> is what the centre position of the lighting switch is for.
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