Re: [Shop-talk] Fog and Driving Lights

[Jeff Scarbrough via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>]

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On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 12:25 PM Jim Stone via Shop-talk <
shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:

>  Can anyone here give me a good reason why I should go to the trouble of
> wiring the lights so that both can be used at once?
>

I can't give you a /good/ reason, necessarily, but...

As I understand it, spot lamps throw a long-distance, focused point beam.
Fog lamps throw a low, wide beam focused closer to the vehicle.   It's
possible that in non-foggy conditions, someone like a rally car may want
the benefits of both of those types of illumination at the same time.  I
don't know whya single switch would be preferable to individual controls,
but maybe it saves space for stopwatches?

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.

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div><div>Jeff Scarbrough</div><div>Corrosion Acres, Ga.</div></div></div>

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