melting headlight switch on 4000

[Jason Gray]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Huw Powell" <audi at mediaone.net>
To: "Kneale Brownson" <knotnook at traverse.com>
Cc: <one at humanspeakers.com>; <dcrismon at mongoose.slip.net>;
<quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: melting headlight switch on 4000


> over wattage headlights are also an issue.
>
> note that the flash to pass feature runs all four hi filaments off the
> parking light power source.
>

 I have noticed that my '87 4kscq actualy has half-decent lighting in that
brief instant while clicking the switch through the "flash to pass"
position. Looks as if this position simultaneously sends current to both the
high and lowbeam filiments of the headlight bulbs.
I have already "relayed" my headlights so that the headlight current isnt
passing through the dash switch. Would it work to wire the lights so that
the "High" beam position sent current to both high and low filiments full
time (in the highbeam on position)? Would the bulb and socket tolerate the
extra heat of lighting both filiments or result in burnout/meltdown? I am
thinking that this would require a diode in the high beam wire connected to
the low beam filiment, so that running the low beams only doesnt also send
current to the high beam filement.
 Any thoughts?

Jason K  Gray
Wasilla Alaska
'71 2-door 510 w/ L20B, DCOEx2
'73 2-door 510, L20B, garret T3, SUx1
510 website http://home.att.net/~jason510/

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