Date:         Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:46:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
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From:         Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light
              circuit
Comments: To: Christopher Mundy <cwmundy@OPTUSNET.COM.AU>
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On Monday, June 24, 2002, at 06:18  AM, Christopher Mundy wrote:
> Has anyone thought of putting a relay on the dash board
> lighting circuit to
> boost the output (brighten the dashboard lights) or is the
> voltage reduced
> somewhere in the circuit?

Just wondering, why would you want to do that?  I always turn my
dash lights way down--in my H*nda they are set as low as they
can go.

Bright dash lights distract your eyes and reduce your night
vision.  A very dim glow is perfectly readable at night, and
warning lights blaze bright regardless of the dash light
illumination level.  I set the dash lights to the minimum level
required to read the essential gauges, and leave my eyes better
adjusted to see the dark road ahead.

Stay safe at night and watch out for those bear and deer!

T.
(Living under a million stars and driving with high-beams 95% of
the time)

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Tobin Copley        Bowen Island, BC, Canada      49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W

'82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
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