Dashlights intermittent on SFA

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Dashlights intermittent on SFA

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When I operate the park/dimlight switch I can hear the relay at the footpanel is switching. Then Murphy step in - relay operate but dashlights doesn't come on, contacts burned ? Can I get that round swich only at the agents ?
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Re: Dashlights intermittent on SFA

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If your park lights are coming on with the switch and behaving normally then I doubt that the problem lies with the relay .... more like a poor connection somewhere that causes the dash lights to work intermittently. :think:
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Re: Dashlights intermittent on SFA

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Andy do I have it right - the switch operate the relay and the relay contacts close the circuit for the dash and side lights ?
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Bulletjie-3 wrote:Andy do I have it right - the switch operate the relay (correct) and the relay contacts close the circuit for the dash and side lights ?(Definitely for the lights, but I'm not sure about the dash lights .... it could be that the switch operates the dash lights without the relay since there is very little current drawn by the dash lights. I don't have a wiring diagram and I've never had a similar problem, so I'm guessing a bit here and just going on what I think would be the case. Maybe you can trace the feed back from the dash lights?)
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Perhaps this might help...

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Re: Dashlights intermittent on SFA

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Thank you for the help. I'll do so
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