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If I fit 100w Headlamp bulbs to my Discovery 2 will I have to beef up the
wiring.

E.G. thicker wire & a 30A relay

P.S. I know they are illegal for road use


 
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:03:07 +0100, <p> wrote:

>If I fit 100w Headlamp bulbs to my Discovery 2 will I have to beef up the
>wiring.
>
>E.G. thicker wire & a 30A relay
>
>P.S. I know they are illegal for road use
>

100w on main beams should be fine on existing wiring. It already has
relays in the circuit anyway. Check the fuse rating for the headlamps.
A 100w main will take 8.5A per bulb.

Alex
 
On or around Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:03:07 +0100, <p> enlightened us thusly:

>If I fit 100w Headlamp bulbs to my Discovery 2 will I have to beef up the
>wiring.
>
>E.G. thicker wire & a 30A relay
>
>P.S. I know they are illegal for road use
>

better off with a set of spotlamps, if you want more light. and relays, of
course :)

but the existing wiring ought to cope. You might find that it doesn't quite
get full power, depending on the wire used - older vehicles had sod-off fat
wires to the headlamps which would take oodlesº of amps, modern ones seem
increasingly thin, and probably less able to take uprated bulbs.

º like about 20.
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"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; and
therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee"
John Donne (1571? - 1631) Devotions, XVII
 
Far better to fit decent bulbs - try Phillips Vision Plus.

I have had 100's in a 110 - the switch was fine - pity the multiplug on the
bulb melted - - - - -

Mike.

<p> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> If I fit 100w Headlamp bulbs to my Discovery 2 will I have to beef up the
> wiring.
>
> E.G. thicker wire & a 30A relay
>
> P.S. I know they are illegal for road use
>
>


 
On or around Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:53:19 +0000 (UTC), "Mike Buckley"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Far better to fit decent bulbs - try Phillips Vision Plus.
>
>I have had 100's in a 110 - the switch was fine - pity the multiplug on the
>bulb melted - - - - -
>

switch melted in mine, as a result of being a) old and b) required to run a
pair of 55W spots as well.

replacement switch was OK though.


disco has been wired up with relays all over the place. dunno what half of
them do.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"
George Orwell (1903 - 1950) Animal Farm
 
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:46:31 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:


>
>disco has been wired up with relays all over the place. dunno what half of
>them do.

They allow you to use a low current switch to control a high current
load.

The other half do the same thing.

HTH

David
;-)
 
On or around Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:49:53 +0100, rads
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:46:31 +0100, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>disco has been wired up with relays all over the place. dunno what half of
>>them do.
>
>They allow you to use a low current switch to control a high current
>load.
>
>The other half do the same thing.

ho ho.

actually, what I were thinking is it *looks* (not fully traced) like whoever
wired it for spots and fogs (latter not fitted ATM) has used 2 relays for
each circuit - one under the dash and one in the underbonnet space. Brace
of fused relays under the bonnet, one operates both spots and the other both
fogs (I assume). 2 switches, one for each kind of lights, on the fuse cover
panel, so you can optionally not have either set of additional lights on,
which makes sense, and a pair of relays inside said panel as well.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
Too Busy: Your mind is like a motorway. Sometimes it can be jammed by
too much traffic. Avoid the jams by never using your mind on a
Bank Holiday weekend.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
Austin Shackles wrote:

> On or around Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:49:53 +0100, rads
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:46:31 +0100, Austin Shackles
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>disco has been wired up with relays all over the place. dunno what half
>>>of them do.
>>
>>They allow you to use a low current switch to control a high current
>>load.
>>
>>The other half do the same thing.
>
> ho ho.
>
> actually, what I were thinking is it *looks* (not fully traced) like
> whoever wired it for spots and fogs (latter not fitted ATM) has used 2
> relays for
> each circuit - one under the dash and one in the underbonnet space. Brace
> of fused relays under the bonnet, one operates both spots and the other
> both
> fogs hI assume). 2 switches, one for each kind of lights, on the fuse
> cover panel, so you can optionally not have either set of additional
> lights on, which makes sense, and a pair of relays inside said panel as
> well.

What are you doing driving my Disco Austin?

That's more or less the way I have it wired at the moment, more due to
changing the lighting rig and not bothering to re-run all the wires than
anything else.

I did discover that the QT lamp pod puts out a lot more light when wired
with 8AWG cable through a relay and breaker directly back to the battery
than it does when wired with 32AWG back to a 20A fuse in the fusetray.

P.
 
In message <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> writes

>actually, what I were thinking is it *looks* (not fully traced) like whoever
>wired it for spots and fogs (latter not fitted ATM) has used 2 relays for
>each circuit - one under the dash and one in the underbonnet space. Brace
>of fused relays under the bonnet, one operates both spots and the other both
>fogs (I assume). 2 switches, one for each kind of lights, on the fuse cover
>panel, so you can optionally not have either set of additional lights on,
>which makes sense, and a pair of relays inside said panel as well.

Didn't have flashing headlights fitted at one time did it? :)


--
Regards
Graham Jones
 
On or around Sat, 17 Jul 2004 07:27:47 GMT, Graham Jones
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>In message <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> writes
>
>>actually, what I were thinking is it *looks* (not fully traced) like whoever
>>wired it for spots and fogs (latter not fitted ATM) has used 2 relays for
>>each circuit - one under the dash and one in the underbonnet space. Brace
>>of fused relays under the bonnet, one operates both spots and the other both
>>fogs (I assume). 2 switches, one for each kind of lights, on the fuse cover
>>panel, so you can optionally not have either set of additional lights on,
>>which makes sense, and a pair of relays inside said panel as well.
>
>Didn't have flashing headlights fitted at one time did it? :)

doubt it. yer never know. ICBA (and I'm too tight) to apply to DVLA for a
list of previous keepers.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
Satisfying: Satisfy your inner child by eating ten tubes of Smarties
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
Austin Shackles wrote:

> doubt it. yer never know. ICBA (and I'm too tight) to apply to
DVLA for a
> list of previous keepers.

What's a keeper history cost in the UK? Just got one for my Series IIa
here in NZ (cost NZ$12 = GBP4). 18 owners starting with the government
Lands & Survey Department which probably explains why it appears to be
partially military spec.


--
EMB
change two to number to reply
 
Austin Shackles wrote:

> On or around Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:49:53 +0100, rads
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:46:31 +0100, Austin Shackles
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>disco has been wired up with relays all over the place. dunno what half
>>>of them do.
>>
>>They allow you to use a low current switch to control a high current
>>load.
>>
>>The other half do the same thing.
>
> ho ho.
>
> actually, what I were thinking is it *looks* (not fully traced) like
> whoever wired it for spots and fogs (latter not fitted ATM) has used 2
> relays for
> each circuit - one under the dash and one in the underbonnet space. Brace
> of fused relays under the bonnet, one operates both spots and the other
> both
> fogs (I assume). 2 switches, one for each kind of lights, on the fuse
> cover panel, so you can optionally not have either set of additional
> lights on, which makes sense, and a pair of relays inside said panel as
> well.

What are you doing driving my Disco Austin?

That's more or less the way I have it wired at the moment, more due to
changing the lighting rig and not bothering to re-run all the wires than
anything else.

I did discover that the QT lamp pod puts out a lot more light when wired
with 8AWG cable through a relay and breaker directly back to the battery
than it does when wired with 32AWG back to a 20A fuse in the fusetray.

P.
 
On or around Sat, 17 Jul 2004 07:27:47 GMT, Graham Jones
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>In message <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> writes
>
>>actually, what I were thinking is it *looks* (not fully traced) like whoever
>>wired it for spots and fogs (latter not fitted ATM) has used 2 relays for
>>each circuit - one under the dash and one in the underbonnet space. Brace
>>of fused relays under the bonnet, one operates both spots and the other both
>>fogs (I assume). 2 switches, one for each kind of lights, on the fuse cover
>>panel, so you can optionally not have either set of additional lights on,
>>which makes sense, and a pair of relays inside said panel as well.
>
>Didn't have flashing headlights fitted at one time did it? :)

doubt it. yer never know. ICBA (and I'm too tight) to apply to DVLA for a
list of previous keepers.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
Satisfying: Satisfy your inner child by eating ten tubes of Smarties
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
Austin Shackles wrote:

> doubt it. yer never know. ICBA (and I'm too tight) to apply to
DVLA for a
> list of previous keepers.

What's a keeper history cost in the UK? Just got one for my Series IIa
here in NZ (cost NZ$12 = GBP4). 18 owners starting with the government
Lands & Survey Department which probably explains why it appears to be
partially military spec.


--
EMB
change two to number to reply
 
In message <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> writes

>actually, what I were thinking is it *looks* (not fully traced) like whoever
>wired it for spots and fogs (latter not fitted ATM) has used 2 relays for
>each circuit - one under the dash and one in the underbonnet space. Brace
>of fused relays under the bonnet, one operates both spots and the other both
>fogs (I assume). 2 switches, one for each kind of lights, on the fuse cover
>panel, so you can optionally not have either set of additional lights on,
>which makes sense, and a pair of relays inside said panel as well.

Didn't have flashing headlights fitted at one time did it? :)


--
Regards
Graham Jones
 
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