If indeed there is a relay, what Henry says should not apply, as the load due to a bad bulb should go through the relay, not the switch. D^2 Quoting Matt Hopkins <mhoppy@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > 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. > > > -----Original Message----- > 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 > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm