

| Subject: | Re: Gah. Inspections |
| From: | Jim Arnott |
| Date: | Thu, 8 Aug 2002 23:01:15 -0700 |
Sure... Square D makes DPDT relays in 12v. Just add in another relay the opens the circuit when the high beams are lit. Square D stuff will be available from your local electrician's supply house. It's in their Industrial Controls catalog. I suspect that McMaster-Carr or MSC will also have them. (Yup, McMaster <http://www.mcmaster.com> has em. $10.49. P/n 7266K43) Jim Kim Brennan wrote: > Okay, so my new Westy Syncro was finally ready (in my very poor opinion) > ready for the state safety and emissions testing. > > Maybe I should have looked over things a bit tighter. Sigh. > > CV boots torn on both front axles. Steering rack boots torn. The CV joints > had sprayed their grease all over the front brakes, so that was the first > flunking mark. > > The rear brakes need to be done as well. (Steering rack boots was the 2nd > flunk, the rear brakes, the 3rd). > > One of the high beams was out and one of the tail lights (which I had just > looked at a week ago) was out. Two more marks against passing. > > Idle was too high (well, we all know THAT tune...) Another failing grade... > > And the kicker. The laws in this state (Virginia) have changed and FOGLIGHTS > MUST GO OUT WHEN HIGH BEAMS ARE ENGAGED! So my Projectzwo foglights will have > to come off for now until I can tackle the rewiring of the headlights. > > So...anybody have a nice concept of how to modify the fog light relay > circuitry so that it turns OFF when I turn the high beams on? > > (#$%! snarl spit, hiss.) Just as well they have these inspections or I might > have done something foolish like drive the beast across the country...Ooops. > Too late. > > . >
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