[TR] headlights dimmer

[Dixie4]

Have I missed something here on this thread.

My question is why would someone want to fit a headlamp dimmer?
Is it not the purpose of headlamps to be as bright as possible to see where 
you are going?
Or is it some local regulation in towns maybe.
Someone enlighten me or am I just being dim (excuse the double pun).

Adrian TR4A CT 64306 O
Wales UK.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Dave1massey at cs.com>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 3:17 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] headlights dimmer


>I wouldn't be surprised if you are running both filaments when they are on.
> How are the relay coils wired up?  The relay coil for the high (main) beam
> should be powered off of the Blue/White wire and the relay coil for the 
> low
> (dip)beam should be powered off of the Blue/Red wire.  If both relays are
> wired to the same blue/something wire then they are both energizing at the
> same time instead of alternately.
>
> Dave
>
> In a message dated 10/26/2012 2:32:15 PM Central Daylight Time,
> nafzigerg at yahoo.com writes:
>> I've installed the tripod 700 headlights (tr-3) with two relays per
>> headlight,
>> one each for high and low beams.  This includes a red wire power line 
>> from
>> starter solenoid on firewall.  Today I tried the dimmer switch for the
>> first
>> time with no change.  All I have is brights and the lights go out
>> completely
>> when I hit the dimmer.
>> I'm checking into the switch but also wonder about the
>> red power wire and whether that needs to go through the dimmer switch? 
>> Or
>> is
>> this comparable to the front turn signal lights in that I need to reverse
>> the
>> wires to the headlights?
>
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