[Healeys] Driving lights

[Oudesluys]

I think there is some confusion about various types of lights.
It depends how you define the various terms.
In my view (but others may differ):

-Town lights (USA) are the small front lights, often combined with 
indicator lights, or incorporated in the headlights. Usually 5W. They 
are switched on together with the rear lights.
-Side lights (USA) are the lights front and rear on the front and rear 
wings on the side of a car. They are switched on together with the lights.
-Side lights (EU/UK) are the lights referred to as town lights in the 
USA, see above.
-Driving lights are separate front lights that are used during driving 
at all time, day and night, like e.g. in Sweden. They are switched on as 
soon as you switch on the ignition. Modern cars have them now as LED 
lights. They are more intense than town or side lights and are used on 
their own (no rear lights) if the other lights are not in use. Sometimes 
they are switched of automaticly when the head lights are on.
-Spot lights are long range high intensity lights (blinding) and should 
only be used in combination with high beam, as is laid down in law in 
many states/countries. Often referred to as driving lights in the USA.
-Fog lights are short broad range high intensity lights (non blinding) 
and should only be used with dimmed headlights or town lights. Only for 
use in dense fog. Often illegal when visibility is more than 200 
meters/yards.

Spot and Fog lights should be wired in using relays.

Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Op 22-11-2011 23:51, F Ronald Rader schreef:
>   Fred,
>> Do use a relay.  I tie mine to the high beams so they come on while hi beam
>> is on.
> and I have a switch so that i can have the driving lights on or off w
> the high beams, but they only work w the high beams on.  ron rader
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