Denis, thanks I had never though about that wire to the high speed fan. It certainly is big enough to steal some power from for the headlights. That’s a pretty easy adjustment for the headlight relay circuit to use.
On Nov 17, 2013, at 7:19 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > Actually it is not that difficult to improve the wiring to more of the > alternator output available for lighting. Start with the harness from the > alternator to the battery cable at the starter. If you were wiring a house > or building a 100 amp circuit would probably be #2 or larger. As a test turn > on everything for .5 hour so and then check that wire to see how hot it is. > The insulation will actually soften. Rev the engine and measure the voltage > drop. You will be surprised. So upgrade this with a #4. Now up front for all > the 87+ Vanagons with AC there are two wires going from the battery terminal > to the fuse box area. One goes to the box and the other is the feed for the > super high speed radiator fan. Since this fan speed is rarely used this can > be a tap or better yet parallel the two together. Now you have a good feed > source for your headlight relays or eve the stock headlight switch. The > ultimate would also be to upgrade the wiring all the way to the lights. > You could also just run another wire from the alternator to the front. I ran > 2. One goes to the fuse box and the other to charge the auxiliary battery.
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