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Date:         Sun, 7 May 1995 16:59:55 -0700 (PDT)
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From:         Larry Montgomery <larmo@community.net>
Subject:      Re: headlight dimmer

On Sat, 6 May 1995, Sideshow Bob wrote:

> so, in an attempt to remedy my missing dimmer, i dissassembled the turn > signal/dimmer switch. if you ever decide you might want to do this, > don't...it does not go back together. anyway a new one is $80 Use the wrecking yard system, I just replaced mine in my '72 for $7.

> so, here's the question. i also bought i little switch that when you press > in on it, it completes a circuit, when you let go it breaks it. it i run > a wire from each termianl on this to the control terminals on the dimmer > relay, will it conrtol the lights? i do not want to merely flash the > lights. i want it function the same way the old switch did.

Thats all you need is a momentary switch... all it does is complete the circuit to a relay which changes it from bright to dim or vice-versa.


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