[TR] Headlight Update

[Keith Stewart]

On Oct 15, 2014, at 7:26 AM, TR3driver at ca.rr.com wrote:

>
> Perhaps a TR4 is different, but on a TR2-3, each headlight gets its own
wire
> from the dimmer switch, meaning that section only carries about 5 amps even
> with 60 watt bulbs.  And I believe the wire from the main switch to the
> dimmer switch is 28 strand, meaning it is rated to carry 140% of the actual
> load with 60 watt bulbs.
>
> Randall
TR4 through TR6 has a single U/W and single U/R going up to the left front
valance area where a double barrel bullet connector provides a single U/W to
each high beam element and a single U/R to each low beam element. In the case
of the TR6, you can have 4 or five bullet connectors in the series. This
greatly adds to the resistance and drops the power to the light filament.
Using the existing switch to control a relay and a single wire from the relay
to provide power to the filament GREATLY improves the lighting.

Keith Stewart
keithstewartATexeculinkDOTcom