Hi,
After three years of work my '52 is back on the road. One of the problems I
still need to sort out is that the rheostat switch that controls the dash
lights has gone bad so I don't have instrument lights when driving in the
dark.
I ordered a replacement but found out that I'll be getting it later than I
planned because Moss ships all internet orders from California, (I would
have ordered from Abingdon Spares had I known). I'd like to drive the '52
this coming weekend but as things now stand I can't after dark because the
part won't be here until Monday.
So here's my question: I know that the warning lamps have a wire to act as
a resister on them, but the instrument lights don't, and of course it's the
instrument lights that wire into the rheostat. Since I don't have fog
lights, (which wire into the same switch) is it safe for me to wire the
panel lights directly into the ignition's light switch when I turn the
headlights on...
Of course I expect they'll be full-on bright, but is it safe?
Thanks in advance,
Scott Allen
52 TD
74 1/2 BGT
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