Re: Lucas 3 position switches

From: Paul Heuer (paul.heuer(at)dsto.defence.gov.au)
Date: Sun Feb 07 1999 - 20:07:14 CST


John,
many thanks for the info. I now have a couple of questions:

1. What should the total value of the 3 resistors be (for the dash
lights).

2. Are you saying that no matter what position the dash light switch is
in, the dash lights will only come on when the side lights are on?

Cheers,
Paul.

John Slade wrote:
>
> The switch for the dash lights is slightly different from the one used
> for the wiper switch. At a casual glance, it looks the same, but if you
> look carefully, you will see, at one end of the switch, there are three
> resistors mounted one above the other, right up against the body of the
> switch. So the resistance for the dimmed position is incorporated into
> the switch. The dash lights should be on bright, on dimmed, or off,
> whenever the side lights are switched on.
>
> John Slade
> Manotick, ON



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