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Date:         Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:43:53 -0400
Reply-To:     "Carrington, Tom" <tcarrington@relitech.com>
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From:         "Carrington, Tom" <tcarrington@relitech.com>
Subject:      Fw: How is the fog light switch supposed to be wired?
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-----Original Message----- From: Dave Bayer <daveb@cp.net> To: Bob Busick <RBusick@dutkogroup.com> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Monday, August 14, 2000 2:38 PM Subject: Re: How is the fog light switch supposed to be wired?

>This message was originally submitted by owner-LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM to >the vanagon list at GERRY.VANAGON.COM. If you simply forward it back to the >list, using a mail command that generates "Resent-" fields (ask your local user >support or consult the documentation of your mail program if in doubt), it will >be distributed and the explanations you are now reading will be removed >automatically. If on the other hand you edit the contributions you receive into >a digest, you will have to remove this paragraph manually. Finally, you should >be able to contact the author of this message by using the normal "reply" >function of your mail program. > >----------------- Message requiring your approval (33 lines) ------------------ > >> The switch has three prongs on the back. One prong is marked with a "+" the >> other two aren't marked. Here is how I ran the wires and the end result was >> that I blew a fuse. >> >> * I connected the wire bringing power from the relay (supplied with >> the fog lights) to the prong marked "+". >> * I connected the wire that is marked "load" (in the directions that >> came with the lights) to the middle prong. >> * I connected the ground wire to the third prong. >> >> I turned the headlights on and everything was cool. Then I turned the fog >> lights on and I blew the driver side headlight's fuse. So I replaced the >> fuse, reversed the load and power supply wires on the switch and blew the >> same fuse again. Then it started to rain and I was out of fuses so I packed >> it in for the day. > > Remove the ground. Unless the switch is lighted, you shouldn't >need it. If the switch is lighted, then you need to find the post >that has the bulb in it - if there is a bulb, there should be a way >to change it which means you can remove the bulb and trace which >of the contacts goes to which of the posts... > > Then, are you running the switch inline between the relay >and the foglights? I would assume you should be running as the >activator for the fog light relay. Ie: > > low beam current track -----> fog switch ---> relay ---> gnd > || > + (term 30) ---> fog fuse ---> relay ---> fogs > >dave >daveb@cp.net >


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