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It bothered me that those big amber markers on the front of the deuce are used as parking lights and not with the service lights as markers. I really wanted front markers after dark, in the rain, snow or whatever.
Time to look at the schematics.
Turn signals and parking lights are marked as different bulbs. Good.
If I hooked wire 16 to wire 491 the lights would run as markers, but I didn't want to mess up the parking light function. That calls for either a relay or a diode. The diode is easier.
I went to Radio Shack and found some 50 volt 5 amp diodes ( I think they were 1N2005s but I could be wrong. ) The point is it is a nice beefy part good for a lot of wattage.
I had been thinking of attaching it with wire and heat shrink tubing but I found a better way. The diode leads are thick enough to be held firmly by a female spade connector just like those found in an inline fuse holder.
Good. If I screwed up on the polarity, I had a quick fix. If it turned out that having a diode running the markers, there was a quick fix. Open fuse holder and remove or reverse the diode.
I picked up a fuse holder at the local auto store. I bent the diode leads and plugged it in to the holder. Good tight fit. I didn't even need to pinch the fuse holder's spade lugs. If you cut the diode leads just right the top of the fuse holder itself will help hold the diode in place.
I spliced the fuse holder into the wiring harness right behind the light switch. I didn't even shorten the leads. Easy access!
It works like a charm. Just remember the white band of the diode goes to wire 491. The hardest thing was doing the splice. Old dirty wires.
Whole procedure took under a half an hour.
Hope this helps.
Time to look at the schematics.
Turn signals and parking lights are marked as different bulbs. Good.
If I hooked wire 16 to wire 491 the lights would run as markers, but I didn't want to mess up the parking light function. That calls for either a relay or a diode. The diode is easier.
I went to Radio Shack and found some 50 volt 5 amp diodes ( I think they were 1N2005s but I could be wrong. ) The point is it is a nice beefy part good for a lot of wattage.
I had been thinking of attaching it with wire and heat shrink tubing but I found a better way. The diode leads are thick enough to be held firmly by a female spade connector just like those found in an inline fuse holder.
Good. If I screwed up on the polarity, I had a quick fix. If it turned out that having a diode running the markers, there was a quick fix. Open fuse holder and remove or reverse the diode.
I picked up a fuse holder at the local auto store. I bent the diode leads and plugged it in to the holder. Good tight fit. I didn't even need to pinch the fuse holder's spade lugs. If you cut the diode leads just right the top of the fuse holder itself will help hold the diode in place.
I spliced the fuse holder into the wiring harness right behind the light switch. I didn't even shorten the leads. Easy access!
It works like a charm. Just remember the white band of the diode goes to wire 491. The hardest thing was doing the splice. Old dirty wires.
Whole procedure took under a half an hour.
Hope this helps.
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