Untitled (Alternator --> Relayed lighting)

[Jonathan Monetti]

I would never have thought that lil' bulb could get things so warm, but now
that you mention it it's an interesting thought.  I'll see if I can test
that outside the car with a spare switch.  

I've eliminated my front parking lights, but I may pull the bulbs on the
tails, run the headlamps and see what happens.  It might just be time for a
new switch--the ones I have are 20, 19, and 18 years old respectively.  

Wow, that just made me feel really old. 

Thanks, Ti.
JM

Jonathan Monetti
'02 A4q 1.8t
'87.5 Coupe GT




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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ti Kan [mailto:ti at amb.org] 
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 10:18 PM
> To: Jonathan Monetti
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Untitled (Alternator --> Relayed lighting)
> 
> Jonathan Monetti writes:
> > Ti Kan wrote:
> > > lamps with 130W bulbs.  Use a relayed harness if you 
> don't already 
> > > have one, or your headlight switch and stock wiring will fry.
> > 
> > Speaking of which, I've been trying to figure something 
> out.  I have Euros
> > in my CGT, with a Blau relayed wiring harness.   With the 
> harness, my
> > headlight switch no longer feels like it's about to melt 
> onto my left 
> > knee, but it still gets a lot warmer than I would prefer.
> 
> The switch has a bulb inside for illumination that is always 
> lit when the ignition is turned on.  The switch gets warm from that.
> Also, the headlight relay harness doesn't offload the current 
> for the side markers/parking lights/tail lights from the 
> switch so the switch may still get a little warm from that 
> (especially if the contacts within the switch are already carbonized).
> 
> -Ti
>