Date:         Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:33:40 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Testing Vanagon Headlight Switch
Comments: To: Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com>
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The way I see it, you shouldn't see continuity between 30 and 56 no matter
switch position.

x from ign switch goes to x of headlight switch then onwards.


Neil.

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:

> I need some help to make sure I'm testing this properly.  My headlights do
> not work, high beams and parking lights work.  When I turn on my headlights
> I see the LED clock display slowly fade out.  It comes back when I turn off
> headlights or flip to high beams.
>
> Based on the schematic on page 97.56 of the Bentley manual, terminal 58 is
> parking lights and terminal 56 is headlights.  When testing between
> terminal
> 30 and 58 I see continuity when I press the switch to its first detent, as
> expected.  When testing between 30 and 56, I see no continuity at all
> regardless of switch position.
>
> Is the switch bad?
>
> --
> Chris S.
> "No solution is too complex to be executed incorrectly"
>



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