[Shotimes] Re: upgrading bulbs in headlights

[Paul Nimz]

Jeeze... just pull the bulb out.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MonsieurBoo@aol.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 2:21 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Re: upgrading bulbs in headlights


> Secondly, wrt the resistor, this will only affect the LAMP OUT 
> functionality
> of the headlights.  It won't affect the LAMP OUT  functionality of other
> lamps.
>
> Each set of lamps are powered  separately, and each have their own "sense"
> inline resistor.
>
> ==========
>
> If that's the way it works, and it certainly sounds logical, this  voltage
> drop has simply been displaced to the DOWNSTREAM side of the  relays.  The 
> drop
> should consist of a small "baseline" voltage  drop due to any inherent
> resistance in the wiring and connectors, plus "2x" the  voltage drop that 
> occurs with
> one headlight lit.  When one bulb goes  out, the voltage drop would 
> decrease
> to "baseline + x" in  that part of the circuit.
>
> Seems to me if this is the case, the relevant lines from the sensor could
> just be spliced in on the downstream side, though most likely the 
> "comparator"
> resistor might need to be tweaked to get the trigger point set to  the 
> right
> voltage.
>
> The sensor seems to live OK when plumbed into the original high-current
> circuit, it's the switch that's the weak point, so I assume plumbing the 
> sensor
> into the downstream circuit would not affect its longevity.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark LaBarre
> 94 atx 125k
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