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Offline SteveW

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High Beam indicator
« on: October 25, 2013, 05:27:08 PM »
Didn't pay much attention to holes on the dash but was puzzled on this one as it's not shown on dash layout. I found out it is for a governor control if so equipped



I had a high beam (tell tale) light as part of my wiring harness but didn't have the cover for the bulb so I got a snap in bezel from Ace and an L bracket and hose clamp. Just drilled a hole where the bulb would be centered in the bezel and put a nut and bolt through dash and hose clamp for the ground connection hooked it up to foot switch and good to go.



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Re: High Beam indicator
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2013, 07:28:00 PM »
What did you use for the hole where that indicator usually goes?
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Re: High Beam indicator
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2013, 07:56:21 PM »
Nothing I just left it open. For what ever reason the socket part of the lamp would not fit in the opening and without a cover I wasn't going to mess with that little hole. It is only .315 diam. and no idea what an original set up looks like.
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Re: High Beam indicator
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2013, 11:34:34 PM »
The original socket is a funny looking little thing but works pretty well. Here's a pic I just stole from Walck's website. $10.45. Not nearly as creative as yours though.

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Re: High Beam indicator
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2013, 07:49:31 AM »
Never saw what it looked like until now.
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Re: High Beam indicator
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2013, 07:55:12 PM »
My original was toast when I got the jeep, drilled out the original hole and installed an LED version, works good, looks good. And its Red too.
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Re: High Beam indicator
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2013, 10:34:01 AM »
Interesting.
When I got my 3B, the Hi Beam indicator didn't work. Found the wire had been disconnected under the hood.
Why?
Which ever PO converted from 6V to 12 V didn't switch the bulb in the indicator.
Why?
The housing of the indicator was rusted together and I couldn't get it apart to change the bulb.
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I just put a resistor in series with the wire out by the headlight terrminal block. So now the 6V bulb glows nicely in a 12V system without blowing out.
If anybody wants to know the value of the resistor, I'll go back and look at what I put in (4 years ago) and post it.
« Last Edit: November 14, 2013, 10:34:37 AM by johnrb3b »
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Re: High Beam indicator
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2013, 01:20:57 PM »
I would like to know the resistor value, if it is not inconvenient.

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Re: High Beam indicator
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2013, 03:22:52 PM »
I'll check in the next day or so, if I can get home before dark (and cold - brrrrr).
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