[TR] headlights dimmer

[John Macartney]

Hey Don, you've denied the whole Triumph community the opportunity of yet
another (side splitting) 'joke' about Lucas.

Jonmac
________________________________
 From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com>
To: Dixie4 <dixie4.wales at virgin.net> 
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net 
Sent:
Saturday, 27 October 2012, 11:49
Subject: Re: [TR] headlights dimmer


>The
original post refers to main beam and dipped beam, to use UK vernacular.
>
>On
10/27/12, Dixie4 <dixie4.wales at virgin.net> wrote:
>> 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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