[Shotimes] auto lamps

[Al Fitz]

It very well could be 50%.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James F. Ryan III" <av8r567@optonline.net>
To: "'Al Fitz'" <alfitz@alfitz.com>; "'_SHOTIMES'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 2:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] auto lamps


> > I'm sure you must realize that the DRL module does more than turn your
> > headlights on during the day. It actually turns your headlights on at
> > about 25% intensity and does not turn your tail lights on.
>
>
> I could swear I read somewhere that it's actually a 50% duty cycle.  It's
> not in the EVTM or the Wiring Diagrams, maybe I read it in the Helm's.
>
> Anyway, many years ago I considered installing the DRL in my '91, but I
> never did.  I've always wondered what if any effect it has on headlamp
life.
>
> FWIW, I had one headlamp go out in 12 years of ownership; I replaced the
> other one at the same time.  I had 1 front marker lamp go out and I've
never
> had to replace a turn signal bulb (f&r) or a brake light bulb.  I've never
> had to replace any of the interior lamps either.  Luck O' the Irish I
guess.
>
>
> Jim Ryan
> (Living and working in Kentucky for the next 2 months)
> Wayne, NJ
> '91 Plus - all white/mocha with fiberglass hood, rod shifter, & rear
spoiler
>
> 255 Lph fuel pump, SHO Shop can & horn, 80mm MAF, S&B cone filter, SHO
Shop
> HiFlow Y-pipe & cat-back exhaust, SHO Shop LPM, SHO Shop underdrive
pulleys,
> SHO Shop HiRevs Jr clutch & steel billet LiteWeight flywheel, reinforced
> engine & trans mounts, SHO Shop TQ limiters, SHO NUT aluminum SFBs, FPS
'96
> SHO front brakes, Carbotech F brake pads, Nook's full-body SFCs, Koni adj
> struts, SHO Shop linear springs, 24mm FSB, 26mm RSB, SHO Shop steel f&r
> STBs, Bridgestone Potenza RE-730 225/55-16, CATZ MSP fog lights, police
> grille