[Healeys] Electrical Relays for Lighting System

[Oudesluys]

The artickle is spot on and it is a very worth wile and simple mod for 
all heavy users: headlights, spot/fog lights, horns, heater motor, fan 
motor, wipers etc.
It has been covered several times on this and various other lists.
Kees Oudesluijs


Ron Ray schreef:
> Folks,
>  
> A friend has asked  for opinions on the merits of installing relays to feed
> the headlights on a Bugeye Sprite.  He read an article online that claimed
> relays would decrease the amount of current going through the ignition
> switch. The article stated that there is a lot of resistance in the
> headlight switches that drops the voltage and creates heat, thus the switch
> fails earlier, and the headlights are not as bright as they would be with
> relays. The article also claimed that with the relay, the voltage goes
> straight from the battery to the lights so the current carried by the switch
> is lower so it last longer, and the lights are brighter.
>  
> I can forward the article to anyone interested.
>  
> Thanks in advance for y our thoughts.
>  
> Ron