Wireing

emz-mo123, Sep 12, 6:19pm
Got a set of spotlights on my 4wd , when i turn lights on and put them on full beam they go but when i dip them they stay going and i have to flick lights off and back on to get them to turn off what would my problem be

p.slights are wired to dip switch through a relay
morrisman1, Sep 12, 6:22pm
they should be relay driven, triggered by the main beams. You also need to have then switched individually. So the only scenario where the spotlights should be going is with the headlights on full beam and the seperate switch turned on. Pretty simple to set up
emz-mo123, Sep 12, 6:27pm
they only go on full beam but recentley they have been staying on when i go back to low beam and im having to flick lights off and back on to get them to turn off
littlebob7, Sep 12, 6:35pm
Is the relayonly able to carry a liteloadie not of the correctamp ratingto take the loadof the spotsso overheating & contactsoverheating& sticking!
emz-mo123, Sep 12, 6:38pm
they been on there for over a month and only just started doing it yesterday
littlebob7, Sep 12, 6:45pm
OKSo what is the ampratingof the relay& yesamperageor watts of the lamps ( total )!Is the wireinga bitsmall for the load& mostimportantis their an earth faultor hasan earth fault developedwater !corrosiondirty contact&faulty /sticking switch
ceebee2, Sep 13, 10:54am
If wired correctly and through a relay then relay is faulty.
When you replace the relay ensure that it is heavy enough for the load. i.e add wattage of both spots and divide by 12 = amperes. then DOUBLE that figure and that is the current rated relay you want to buy.