[Healeys] running lights

[Roland Wilhelmy]

New cars have some sophisticated ways of doing this (my 2014 Forester
has four positions on the headlight switch and none of them is what is
usually meant by 'off'.)  Maybe we could borrow a relay or two from
them so that when we want to start our Healeys the headlights are
turned off and things like that.  In cold weather or with a tired
battery the starter may be short on energy with the headlights on.

I am not familiar with BJ8 ignition switches, maybe #2 terminal is off
when the switch is in the 'start' mode.  That would be nice.  On
earlier Healeys something else would be needed.

-Roland

On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:53:22 -0400, Michael wrote:

::I think what Carl is getting at is that he would like some way to ensure
::that he would not forget to turn the headlights on or perhaps off!!
::My daily driver (summer) is a '67 Cooper S and I used to get admonished
::regularly for driving on our windy country road with my headlights not on.
::To solve the problem I removed the brown supply wire from the lighting
::switch and ran a wire from the white #2 terminal of the ignition switch to
::that lighting switch terminal. That way the lights come on with the
::ignition, when I leave the headlight switch turned on and, more
::importantly, go off when I turn the engine off.
::I was concerned that the ignition switch, which is the same as that in a
::BJ8, would not be able to handle the load but, touch wood, no problems yet.
::
::Michael S
::BN1 #174