<VV> Headlights

[J R Read_HML]

The "low" beams have 2 filaments - one for low and one for bright.  Check a 
wiring diagram.

Notice that the "low" beams have 3 spades on the back and the "high" beams 
have only 2.

Later, JR

CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: <jimster1 at earthlink.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Headlights


> So far five responders have suggested the dimmer switch.  Trouble is, the
> circuit breaker that blew is after the dimmer switch so I'm still up in 
> the
> air on it.  I think I'll have to look for a short in the headlight
> assemblies but I'll replace the dimmer switch as it looks like an original
> one.
> No one has yet tried to explain how the high beam circuit lights both the
> high and low lights and the low beam circuit lights only the low beam 
> bulbs.
> How is this done since the dimmer switch only energizes one circuit or the
> other?
>
> RonH
>
> No
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "jimster1" <jimster1 at earthlink.net>
> To: "'Ron'" <ronh at owt.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:12 PM
> Subject: RE: <VV> Headlights
>
>
>> The dimmer switch selects between hi and lo beams.  The headlight switch
>> supplies power to the dimmer and has the circuit breaker.  It's kinda 
>> hard
>> to diagnose this any farther as we don't know how your relays are wired.
>> Jim, relay kind of guy....
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ron
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:38 PM
>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: <VV> Headlights
>>
>> I've been having problems with the headlights kicking off in a random
>> fashion when on high beam.  A light switch or two burned out (circuit
>> breaker) before I switched to relays but now the high beam breaker (an 
>> add
>> on) kicked off when on high beam last evening and when it went off, both
>> sets of lights went out.  So, my question is, where is the connection 
>> from
>> the high beam circuit to the low beam circuit?  Since there is this
>> connection, why don't the highs go on when the lows are energized since
>> this
>> connection must be after the dimmer switch.?  How does this work?
>>
>> RonH
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