global warming increases the amount of moisture in the air ..
warm air can hold  more moisture .
thus more rain and snow.
Might want to get used to it ..
or .. a severe draught could be next.

Sure hope you have a carport at least , to work on your fine rig.

On 7/21/2013 7:04 PM, JRodgers wrote:
> David, thanks.
>
> Did you know that Alaska has the most precipitation in the nation -
> Ketchikan, Alaska in the realm of 153 inches a year - with a record of
> 202 inches in 1949!!
>
> Did you know Alabama is the wettest state in the contiguous USA with 58
> inches average annually.
>
> This summer has been the wettest I can remember in my adult lifetime -
> though as a kid one year in summer I thought it would never stop
> raining. It has rained Saturday, and has poured by the bucket full
> numerous times today. I guess global warming isn't really happening
> after all!! ~(;<)>
>
> I'm going to see the doctor tomorrow to see if there can be anything
> done for the webs beginning to grow between my toes. Duck feet I do not
> need. After that - if it is not raining - I will try once again to
> isolate the headlight problem on the Volksiebus per your recommends.
>
> Regards,
>
> John
>
> On 7/21/2013 6:04 PM, David Beierl wrote:
>> Dear John, David,
>>
>> At 03:06 PM 7/21/2013, David Clarkson wrote:
>>> switch got fried. Is there an easy way to test this or does anyone
>>> else have any suggestions? I think it highly
>>
>> The easy way to test it is to get out your voltmeter and follow the
>> wiring diagram around.  Seriously, guys, you're there on the ground
>> with the problem and we're not.
>>
>> You need +12 on the 30 terminals of the relays.  That +12 has to get
>> from the relay 87 terminals to the headlights.   On the ground side
>> you have to *not* have +12.  The dimmer switch has to supply +12 to
>> the relay 86 terminals, and the 85 terminals have to be grounded (or
>> vise versa).
>>
>> The connections have to be good.  The wires have to not be cut. The
>> fuses have to be not fused.
>>
>> The dimmer switch gets its power from an alternate (unswitched)
>> source when you pull the stalk to flash the high beams.
>>
>> That's really all there is, and we can guess about it all night to no
>> profit.  Go thou outside and measure.
>>
>> Yours,
>> David
>>
>