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What the.....?
This has me baffled. Two years ago I fitted a pair of Hella spots which had a side light feature as well. I carefully wired them in making up a bar for the relays and an additional fusebox. Everything workrd fine so if I wanted I could, with the side lights have my spot lights on with a 5w bulb and with main beam, again switched if I wanted them, main beam on the spots. Hope this is making sense so far. Then, a few months ago the 5w bulbs in the spots were a bit hit and miss. Jiggling the wires feeding them that were just in front of the rad would bring them on. Suspecting one of the notorious scotch bloc connecters (used as my soldering iron packed up on the day I chose to install them) I, this morning decided to sort it out.
Three wires going to each lamp, one for ground, one for side light and the other for main beam. So why when I switched on the side lights Two of the wires were showing live, although the bulbs were not lit. When I put on the heads and main beam all three wires showed live. Where had the earth gone? Still not soldered as my wife found me something which she thought was more important to do, but working ok now - until the wires are disturbed of course.
Strange?
Three wires going to each lamp, one for ground, one for side light and the other for main beam. So why when I switched on the side lights Two of the wires were showing live, although the bulbs were not lit. When I put on the heads and main beam all three wires showed live. Where had the earth gone? Still not soldered as my wife found me something which she thought was more important to do, but working ok now - until the wires are disturbed of course.
Strange?
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