buzzing relay problem solved (STUPID ME)
Harten Eric C Capt AWFC/TD
Eric.Harten at nellis.af.mil
Thu Sep 14 09:36:08 EDT 2000
I feel really stupid right now. I even claim to be an electrical engineer!
It turns out I was missing an entire ground wire in my system. After all
the talk about grounds and low voltage under load, I checked the buzzing
relays under load. They were only getting 6.5Volts from the right factory
headlight socket. When I measured the socket unloaded and with a bulb in
it, it read 12Volts. Then I just stared at all the wires for a while. Then
it just jumped out and hit me in the face! There was nothing plugged into
the ground wire socket of the headlight socket I was driving the relays
with. As soon as I connected that to chassis ground, EVERYTHING WORKED!
Thanks again for all the help and clues. Now I just need to find a good set
of H1/H4 Euro Lights for a B4 90.
Eric
1995 90 SQ
2001 A4 1.8T
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