[TR] headlights dimmer

[Don Hiscock]

Nah, John -- nuthin' stops this group!

I'm in the minority, but I kinda like the near-Victorian simplicity of
Lucas electrics. But then, when I really have to get there and back, I
take one of my Toyotas...

On 10/27/12, John Macartney <flywheelcoventry1 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hey Don, you've denied the whole Triumph community the opportunity of yet
> another (side splitting) 'joke' about Lucas.
>
> Jonmac
> ________________________________
>  From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com>
> To: Dixie4 <dixie4.wales at virgin.net>
> Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Sent: Saturday, 27 October 2012, 11:49
> Subject: Re: [TR] headlights dimmer
>
>
>>The original post refers to main beam and dipped beam, to use UK
>> vernacular.
>>
>>On 10/27/12, Dixie4 <dixie4.wales at virgin.net> wrote:
>>> Have I missed something here on this thread.
>>>
>>> My question is why would someone want to fit a headlamp dimmer?
>>> Is it not the purpose of headlamps to be as bright as possible to see
>>> where
>>>
>>> you are going?
>>> Or is it some local regulation in towns maybe.
>>> Someone enlighten me or am I just being dim (excuse the double pun).
>>>
>>> Adrian TR4A CT 64306 O
>>> Wales UK.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <Dave1massey at cs.com>
>>> To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 3:17 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [TR] headlights dimmer
>>>
>>>
>>>>I wouldn't be surprised if you are running both filaments when they are
>>>> on.
>>>> How are the relay coils wired up?  The relay coil for the high (main)
>>>> beam
>>>> should be powered off of the Blue/White wire and the relay coil for the
>>>> low
>>>> (dip)beam should be powered off of the Blue/Red wire.  If both relays
>>>> are
>>>> wired to the same blue/something wire then they are both energizing at
>>>> the
>>>> same time instead of alternately.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 10/26/2012 2:32:15 PM Central Daylight Time,
>>>> nafzigerg at yahoo.com writes:
>>>>> I've installed the tripod 700 headlights (tr-3) with two relays per
>>>>> headlight,
>>>>> one each for high and low beams.  This includes a red wire power line
>>>>> from
>>>>> starter solenoid on firewall.  Today I tried the dimmer switch for the
>>>>> first
>>>>> time with no change.  All I have is brights and the lights go out
>>>>> completely
>>>>> when I hit the dimmer.
>>>>> I'm checking into the switch but also wonder about the
>>>>> red power wire and whether that needs to go through the dimmer switch?
>>>>> Or
>>>>> is
>>>>> this comparable to the front turn signal lights in that I need to
>>>>> reverse
>>>>> the
>>>>> wires to the headlights?
>>>>
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