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Re: [TR] tr3 headlight rim

To: Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] tr3 headlight rim
From: Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:48:41 -0700
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Thanks - will keep that step in mind.

Geo

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:

> > But I'm thinking I'm not totally out of luck as I already
> > have relays in place for main and dip beams so I can use
> > those to provide alternate (positive) grounds to the two hot
> > leads and run the dedicated 12V (negative) that I am using
> > now to the ground lead on the headlamp plug.
>
> Sounds good to me, but be sure to check for any sneak grounds.  I don't
> know of any reason the common terminal would be connected to
> the case of the ballast or the shell of the "bulb" (or the heatsink), but
> strange things happen sometimes.
>
> -- Randall
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Thanks - will keep that step in mind.</div><div><br><=
/div><div>Geo</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Randall <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com"; target=3D"_blank">TR3driver@ca.rr.com</=
a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span>&gt; But I&#39=
;m thinking I&#39;m not totally out of luck as I already<br>
&gt; have relays in place for main and dip beams so I can use<br>
&gt; those to provide alternate (positive) grounds to the two hot<br>
&gt; leads and run the dedicated 12V (negative) that I am using<br>
&gt; now to the ground lead on the headlamp plug.<br>
<br>
</span>Sounds good to me, but be sure to check for any sneak grounds.=C2=A0=
 I don&#39;t know of any reason the common terminal would be connected to<b=
r>
the case of the ballast or the shell of the &quot;bulb&quot; (or the heatsi=
nk), but strange things happen sometimes.<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
-- Randall<br>
<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br></div>

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