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On 30 Apr 2003 at 23:03, Parker-Durost wrote: > > I just wired up my new fog lights, and can't get my dashboard switch > > to trip the relay. I'm using an extra '66 vintage emergency switch > > mounted below the dash. > This has been puzzling me all day. Tonight I figured it out. The switch > is actually TWO switches, both of which go to ground when the switch is > pulled. One lead grounds through the bulb, and the other just through > the mounting screw. A grounded switch could also work for you here. Just feed the power directly to the relay coil and use the switch to ground the other side of the coil. Then you could wire the bulb separately as an indicator that the foglights were on. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org