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#88790 02/28/2005 7:55 AM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Taking the stress off a weak switch is the right place to use a relay. But you may have to shop a bit to find 6 volt relays.
I suspect the new switches are being made to 12-volt specs instead of 6-volt.
If you can't find 6-volt relays another alternative that might solve the problem without relays would be to convert to 12-volts.
Its too much current (amps) that I suspect is causing the problem, and converting to 12-volts would roughly cut the current required by the headlights in half.
Of course running 12-volts you might be tempted by high power lights, and then you'd need the relay solution again...
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