The real forget me not is that during normal operation the battery is not
the power source. The alternator is and the power goes from the alternator
through a single wire to the battery cable post on the starter.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
John Meeks
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 9:31 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit

On 11/5/07, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
> > What I have done is get some 8ga wire
> > and went
> > from the battery direct to behind the grille (install a fuse fuse
> > at
> > the battery!) then I installed some water proof 30A relays behind the
> > grille one for low beam, one for high beam and one for my rallye
> > lights.  I used the original headlight connectors to trigger the
> > relays and have new 12ga wiring to new terminal housings that plug
> > into
> > the back of the light.
>
>
> I did essentially the same thing, except that I have four individual
10ga
> runs (HI  & LO, Left & Right) run to relays under the driver's seat
where I
> have a  6ga jumper to the battery.

And let's not forget big wire from lights to ground. It's a circuit.
Weakest link and all.
--
John Meeks

'91 Multivan, '85 GL bits
Northern Michigan
KC8ZFN

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