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Headlight switch wiring
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<blockquote data-quote="jim burgess" data-source="post: 174349" data-attributes="member: 1978"><p>Hi Lee,</p><p>I worked out the connections, the centre pillar has a short length of brass strip (a wiper) which turns radially when you turn the knob. This allows up to 3 connector blocks to be connected via the wiper strip. </p><p>So power comes into connector 6.</p><p>Charge position connects it to 5, so 5+6 this gives a park light only, so the pilot bulb in the headlight.</p><p>H position connects it to 5+6+7, this adds the speedo bulb and tail light to the pilot bulb.</p><p>L position moves the wiper to connect 6+7+8 which disconnects the pilot light and adds in the feed to the dipswitch hence you get a headlight. </p><p>Traa laaa!</p><p>So I think this is how it is supposed to work, but I'm just not sure how the diagram in the books relates to the real world with regard to how you view it all. Tis a bit academic as I can make it work ok as as per the book, it's just that I would like to get the pilot bulb and taillight on the first turn of the switch rather than the third. I've done it before but I'm blowed if I can remember how, and I'm really most vexed about this due to concerns of approaching senility.... Approaching? "The senility now arriving on platform 1...."</p><p></p><p>Vibrac,</p><p>Thank you for that tip, I will dig out the magnifying glass and intense light beam.</p><p>Cheers All</p><p>jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jim burgess, post: 174349, member: 1978"] Hi Lee, I worked out the connections, the centre pillar has a short length of brass strip (a wiper) which turns radially when you turn the knob. This allows up to 3 connector blocks to be connected via the wiper strip. So power comes into connector 6. Charge position connects it to 5, so 5+6 this gives a park light only, so the pilot bulb in the headlight. H position connects it to 5+6+7, this adds the speedo bulb and tail light to the pilot bulb. L position moves the wiper to connect 6+7+8 which disconnects the pilot light and adds in the feed to the dipswitch hence you get a headlight. Traa laaa! So I think this is how it is supposed to work, but I'm just not sure how the diagram in the books relates to the real world with regard to how you view it all. Tis a bit academic as I can make it work ok as as per the book, it's just that I would like to get the pilot bulb and taillight on the first turn of the switch rather than the third. I've done it before but I'm blowed if I can remember how, and I'm really most vexed about this due to concerns of approaching senility.... Approaching? "The senility now arriving on platform 1...." Vibrac, Thank you for that tip, I will dig out the magnifying glass and intense light beam. Cheers All jim [/QUOTE]
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