IML: FW: 68 head lights switch issue

here is what my neighbor the expert had to say about your headlight switch issue:

-----Original Message-----
From: Henry [mailto:hypel@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 8:44 AM
To: Matt Hopkins
Subject: Re: 68 head lights

The first thing coming to mind is a bad stop light bulb wherin the end of a broken filament has swung around and made a shorted contact with other elements inside the bulb. I would have thought his switch would have a circuit breaker built in. Evidently it has a fuse. Under a normal load the switch shouldn't get hot and if it gets too hot it will ruin the switch so the sooner the trouble is found the better. Investigate the bulbs first. It could even be the wrong bulb for the application causing a short circuit at the base.

----- Original Message -----

From: Matt Hopkins

To: Henry Phelps

Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 8:37 PM

Subject: FW: 68 head lights

What are your thoughts my good man.

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From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of BOBSMOPAR
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 4:45 PM
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: IML: 68 head lights

Hi all.

How hot should my head light switch get when using my lights.

Here is what I done to the car I have installed a new head light switch that I bought from car quest it is wired right D>2 told me how to wire it.

And it has worked great until now.

When I stop at a red light or just stop my voltage gauge drops below the center of the gauge and when I step on the gas to move it goes back to charging the battery.

Last night I blew a fuse that is on the back side of the switch and the switch was really hot.

Were would be the best place to look to fix this problem or does the switch get this hot just from the amount of voltage that goes thru it.

Thank you for any help that you can give me.

Bob

68 Imperial convertible