Re: Ground stud Re: power steering pump replacement

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Perhaps it's an urban legend that the halogens draw more.
It is not a myth that you can measure the differance in voltage at the headlamps with and without the relays!
I guess that the relays would even brighten up a normal non halogen lamp if you think about it.
Mark Price
mpriceAtwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



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From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
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Date:  Tue, 3 May 2005 10:59:46 -0400 (EDT)

>" From: Mark Price <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>" Painless wiring actually makes a kit to add relays to Headlight systems for this purpose.
>" It is highly recomended for older cars that run Halogen Lamps as the original switches will burn out because of the higher draw of the Halogen lamps.
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>this is urban legend, i think.  street-legal headlights are limited by
>law to 55w max, and it doesn't matter what type they are.  legal
>halogens aren't noticeably different in this respect than the old
>sealed beams.  where they are different is that the halogen process
>lets the filament run hotter without sacrificing life, and thus emit
>more of that 55w as visible light.
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>the latest wrinkle is coating the inside of the lens with a heat
>mirror.  this allows a bigger, brighter filament to reach operating
>temperature without drawing more power.
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>Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
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