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Subject: Re: [TR] Monocularity
From: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2021 20:58:11 -0500
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But then you'll no longer have the dim yellow headlights characteristic 
of the Lucas system!  I'd note that when my Dad drove up in his TR-6 at 
nigh.  I'm sure it will be a fantastic upgrade once you get it sorted.

Cheers, Tony

On 7/5/2021 4:49 PM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman wrote:
> On 7/5/21 12:45 PM, Tom Walling wrote:
>> Trying to get the headlight relay kit (Moss p/n 117-515) to work on 
>> my TR6.
>> I know I've done something wrong as only one headlight at a time will 
>> light-up. When I use low-beam, the left light lights, then high-beam 
>> and the right one lights up and the left one goes out. The 
>> instructions are not all that clear about what to hook into what, but 
>> I know I haven't switched (or mixed) the blue/white and blue/red 
>> wires and I have them connected to the bulb wires correctly too.
>> I did replace the headlight "pig tails" with ones from British 
>> Wiring. Could they have mixed the blue/red and blue/white wires? I 
>> think that may cause this interesting problem, but I'm not sure.
>
>
> Not having seen your circuit. There should be a blue/white wire coming 
> from your dimmer switch to the coil of one relay, and a blue red wire 
> coming from your dimmer switch to the coil of the other relay. Both 
> relays should have one relay contact to Battery, via a fuse. The other 
> relay contact of the relay with the blue/white coil wire gets a 
> blue/white wire from each headlamp socket. The other relay with the 
> blue/red coil wire gets the blue/red wire from each of the two light 
> sockets. Light socket black wire to chassis ground.
>
> Sounds like you wired one headlamp to one relay and the other headlamp 
> to the other relay. The Lucas wire colour code is your friend. One 
> coil gets blue/white (high beam) from both headlights and the other 
> relay gets Blue/red (low beam) wire from each of the headlamps.
>
> And if your wiring kit doesn't come with the correct colour code yell 
> at Moss for sourcing generic junk.
>
> TeriAnn
>
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    <p>But then you'll no longer have the dim yellow headlights
      characteristic of the Lucas system!  I'd note that when my Dad
      drove up in his TR-6 at nigh.  I'm sure it will be a fantastic
      upgrade once you get it sorted.</p>
    <p>Cheers, Tony<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/5/2021 4:49 PM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman
      wrote:<br>
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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/5/21 12:45 PM, Tom Walling
        wrote:<br>
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        cite="mid:1360078803.137509.1625514329104@connect.xfinity.com">
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        <div class="default-style" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
          helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> <span
            style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Trying to
            get the headlight relay kit (Moss p/n 117-515) to work on my
            TR6. </span> </div>
        <div class="default-style" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
          helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;">   </div>
        <div class="default-style" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
          helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> <span
            style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">I know I've
            done something wrong as only one headlight at a time will
            light-up. When I use low-beam, the left light lights, then
            high-beam and the right one lights up and the left one goes
            out. The instructions are not all that clear about what to
            hook into what, but I know I haven't switched (or mixed) the
            blue/white and blue/red wires and I have them connected to
            the bulb wires correctly too. </span> </div>
        <div class="default-style" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
          helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;">   </div>
        <div class="default-style" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
          helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> <span
            style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">I did
            replace the headlight "pig tails" with ones from British
            Wiring. Could they have mixed the blue/red and blue/white
            wires? I think that may cause this interesting problem, but
            I'm not sure.</span></div>
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      <p>Not having seen your circuit. There should be a blue/white wire
        coming from your dimmer switch to the coil of one relay, and a
        blue red wire coming from your dimmer switch to the coil of the
        other relay. Both relays should have one relay contact to
        Battery, via a fuse. The other relay contact of the relay with
        the blue/white coil wire gets a blue/white wire from each
        headlamp socket. The other relay with the blue/red coil wire
        gets the blue/red wire from each of the two light sockets. Light
        socket black wire to chassis ground.<br>
        <br>
        Sounds like you wired one headlamp to one relay and the other
        headlamp to the other relay. The Lucas wire colour code is your
        friend. One coil gets blue/white (high beam) from both
        headlights and the other relay gets Blue/red (low beam) wire
        from each of the headlamps.</p>
      <p>And if your wiring kit doesn't come with the correct colour
        code yell at Moss for sourcing generic junk.<br>
      </p>
      <p>TeriAnn<br>
      </p>
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