and let's not forget our very good friend, Dennis Jones, who has been VERY quiet lately! :>) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Adkins" <ianad-@linkamerica.net> To: <Loopfram-@topica.com> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 9:18 AM Subject: Virginia Rally
Gary,
You going to get time to come to the Virginia Rally at the end of June?
Why
don't you and Tom shovel the snow from the drive and ride down. I'll be there.....Andy Hill, Charlie (I think) too. Should be a good Loop turn
out.
Ian
-----Original Message----- From: Jesse Open [mailto:Beaver-@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 4:40 PM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: Head Light
Leon and Allen , Email me your addresses and I will send you some relays. JC Whitney sells a REAL GOOD quality H-4 lamp assembly . It is sold as the one with a leaded crystal lens. I use old Cibie H'lights and they are near impossible to find . The Whitney light looks for all the world to have been made by the Cibie company or FOR them. It has real high quality glass and exceptional silvering. The light is priced well below the Hella lamp that is actually not as well made (IMHO).
By all means do the relay conversion and as already suggested a separate feed to the bat is a real good idea . Since the control voltage for the relay coils is coming from the original headlight supply there will still be no worry of leaving the light on by accident.
Take the time to clean and lube the 169 switch in any event. Most of the 169 failures stem from dirty contacts and/or a plunger spring that has lost it's strength due to rust or heating. Clean all traces of corrosion and lube with a bit of anti sieze on the cotact surfaces and pivot points. The 169 will serve many years if maintained or it can go up in a whiff as soon as lack of maintenance catches up with you.