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[Asa Jay Laughton]

Just a humorous aside...

The spare switch in my Pantera was actually wired to operate the
headlights when I purchased it.  I paid for a replacement headlight
switch from a generous donor on this email forum and made it all
correct.  The only difference is that my headlight switch has the
earlier "icon" on it, while all my other switches have text.  No big
deal for me as I'm happy my headlights operate as normal.

The spare switch is only two position, so I did not have a parking light
position, it was either all on, or all off.  That spare switch would be
handy for another accessory and actually I'm glad you reminded me of it,
I have an idea. :)

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 9/19/2013 7:56 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 9/19/13 17 16 53, doug at pickbbs.com writes:
>
>
>> If the switch has 4 connections and 2 positions (like 'on' and 'off'), 
>> then
>> I think you will find that two connections are for power and the other two
>> for ground. 
>>
>>>> Electricity is FAR from my strong suit, but I doubt there would be any 
> ground connections on a switch.   Normally, items in the car are permanently 
> grounded to the chassis, and controlled with a switch which interrupts the 
> flow of power.   On the rocker switches, I think they have a single power 
>
> input, and a bunch of outputs, not all of which are used.   The headlight 
>
> switch, for instance, has one output that powers the taillights, front and side 
> marker lights and the interior lights, and a second one that powers the relay 
> which raises the headlight buckets, and also powers the headlights (or, if 
> the owner has modified the car, powers the relays which power the 
> headlights).
>
> The blank switch is a generic switch with no actual function, but 
> fortunately they made it capable of function.   I don't know if all the electrical 
> tangs are rigged up or not?   You'd have to test that with an ohmmeter.   But 
> I would presume it has one input and (up to) three outputs?
>
> Don't forget to incorporate a fuse in your circuit, if you use that switch 
> to power a component.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mike
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