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new harness
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:56 pm
by macibell111
just put my new harness in all good except for the dim blackout lights and marker lights there is juice to them but they are very dim why is tis happening ,is it a weak ground,dont have the rear lights hooked up yet would that make a difference??
Re: new harness
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 6:08 pm
by w30bob
Hi macibell,
You posted a while back about converting to a 12V system. Is that what you're talking about here? If so....did you change all the 24V bulbs to 12V bulbs?
regards,
bob
Re: new harness
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 6:55 pm
by macibell111
yes that's me .evey bulb was changed to 12 volt,when I put them on a separate 12 volt power supply.they work fine.thought maybe a bad ground,one of my headlights was dim until I attached the ground it got brighter..thats why I thinks maybe the ground
Re: new harness
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:22 am
by tbone1004
If they got brighter with the ground you need to go and clean all of your grounding strap locations and make sure the battery terminals are nice and clean too.
That being said, switch to relays and you'll be so much happier and so will your wiring....
Re: new harness
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 3:25 pm
by w30bob
Hi macibell,
Should be pretty easy to troubleshoot. Measure the voltage at each light, first with the grounds you have, then measure with respect to a known good ground, such as where the battery grounds to the frame.....or from the (-) terminal on the battery itself. Should tell you everything you need to know.
regards,
bob
Re: new harness
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:30 pm
by macibell111
I will try that, thanks for the info guys much appreciated,will let u know soon,got sidetracked with taking off the bed.