[urq] High beam indicator stuck on, high beam stalk has no effect- what did I break?

[Scott Justusson]

Yup, exactly the problem.  M. Mills apparently has that spare hardware already in his possession.  IME with these switches on euros without relays, they fail due to the heat in the switch...  A electrical load problem of the euros causing a mechanical failure of the switch.  When this same issue happened to a buddy's 5ktq years ago, I lent him one of my kids stuffed toys, which when properly zip tied to the back of the stalk, held the switch in the 'low' position

SJ



-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Sylvester <mike at urq20v.com>
To: Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>; Scott Justusson <qshipq at aol.com>
Cc: djdawson2 <djdawson2 at aol.com>; spotatashleys <spotatashleys at hotmail.com>; s.b.mills <s.b.mills at gmail.com>; urq <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wed, Jun 27, 2012 11:50 am
Subject: RE: [urq] High beam indicator stuck on, high beam stalk has no effect- what did I break?


The problem with the dimming switch sounds mechanical not electrical.
Pull it toward you and it will latch the high beam switch in the on
position.
Pull it again and it releases it.
It sounds like the mechanism to release the latch is broken.


Mike

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [urq] High beam indicator stuck on, high beam stalk has no
> effect- what did I break?
> From: Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, June 27, 2012 11:14 am
> To: Scott Justusson <qshipq at aol.com>
> Cc: mike at urq20v.com, djdawson2 at aol.com, spotatashleys at hotmail.com, 
> s.b.mills at gmail.com, urq at audifans.com
> 
> 
> Hey, you guys have dealt with this issue before, I was just trying to
> suggest something.
> 
> I can't see how it could be the switch, but if you have had it happen
> before, I'm not going to question experience over technical knowledge.