Here is a good link about headlight relays:
http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/how_to/relays/
David Riker
74 Midget
63 Falcon
70 Torino
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
----- Original Message -----
From <Hlsinger at aol.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 1:02 PM
Subject: advice on head/driving lamps
> We have had a 1971 Midget that has the turn signal, high/low/flash
> combination switch for about ten days. It has been converted to halogen
> sealed beams. Driving lights have been added by putting a two to one
> connector in the blue with white stripe high beam wire in front of the
> radiator. The high beams and driving lights did not work either at the
high
> beam setting or the flash setting when we got it. The problem is in the
> combination switch. It has no continuity between the purple wire and the
> blue/white wire in high beam or flash positions. I have ordered a new
> combination switch.
>
> My question to the list is what is the best way to install driving lights
to
> keep from having elect problems?
>
> Should the driving lights and/or the halogen sealed beams be put on
separate
> circuits with relays to keep from burning the contacts out of the
combination
> switch? There is a 30 amp fuse in the 7-8 position on the fuse block.
Would
> that be the correct size? Lots of smaller wire for interior lamps, boot
lamp,
> etc also connected to that fuse. Comments and suggestions on how to get
this
> right would be appreciated.
>
> Alex Holsinger
> 1971 Midget
> Tulsa, Oklahoma
>
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