Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 05:27:15 -0400
Reply-To: "Daniel L. Katz" <katzd54@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: "Daniel L. Katz" <katzd54@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Headlamp Relays - Lights Still Dim
eric zeno: YES! YES! YES!
i was sitting here with steam coming out of my own ears, and it was
terrific seeing your sensible response.
thanks.
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 07:21:22 -0400, Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote:
>You guy are killing me...... You have to test voltage with the load in
>place.
>In other words. Plug in the lights, then check the voltage. No load you
>will alway see full applied voltage....
> Eric
>
>James V wrote:
>
>>I checked the voltage at the headlamp socket and it's just over 12v.
This
>>is w/ out rewiring the ground. I also tested using a jumper wire going
>>directly to the battery ground and the reading is the same. (Actually,
when
>>I first tested the stock wired headlamp socket, it read 9.5v. So after
>>getting a 12v reading w/ the jumper, I thought for sure a better ground
was
>>in order. But then I retested the stock wiring, it read 12v. Weird.
And
>>the other headlamp also read 12v, but it took the needle several seconds
to
>>get there... Is that just poor contact w/ my meter?)
>>
>>Anyway, what now? Assuming I'm already getting good voltage, is there
>>reason to still rewire the ground? It seems that the only way to get them
>>brighter would be w/ replacement bulbs. Maybe they're just old? I'm not
>>trying to get super bright, just adequate and safe... And what I have is
>>woefully un-adequate.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>James
>>90 Carat
>>
>>
>>
>>On 9/10/03 16:44, "James V" <tornadored@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>> James, check the voltage at the headlamp socket. It was or
should
>>>>have been 9.5 or thereabouts. It now should be 11.5 thereabouts. If
not,
>>>>then you have a wiring problem somewhere. Did you fix the grounds as
>>>>indicated
>>>>in my instructions ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Actually, I did NOT rewire the headlight ground. I couldn't find an
>>>available slot on the two blocks above the fuse block. I didn't think
much
>>>of it, but it sounds like it makes a difference. Is there another
place to
>>>ground in the vicinity?
>>>
>>>I did not check the voltage at the lamp socket, but I will do so
>>>before/after upgrading the ground.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>James
>>>90 Carat
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Regarding the bulbs, if you can't find them locally I offer them
for
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>>>>Headlamp Relay Upgrade</A>
>>>>{http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/hdltrela.htm} webpage.
>>>>
>>>>Cheers
>>>>
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