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| Rufus |
 Dec 30 2020, 09:16 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 8-April 06 From: Central NC Member No.: 5,840 Region Association: None 
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I hope everyone’s enjoying a happy, safe and healthy Holiday Season during this difficult time.
I’m investigating better headlight illumination options with hopes of going LED. Prior to disconnecting the battery, both headlights operated normally, but not very brightly by current standards. I raised both headlights to their fully ‘up’ positions by turning the manual knobs. After noting the knobs cannot “reverse” to lower the headlights, what’s the correct way to get them to resume normal operation? Would it be correct to pull out the dash knob to the headlight ‘on’ position and reconnect the battery? ... and then pushing the dash knob in will lower the buckets and turn the headlights ‘off’ ? Thanks, Bob |
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| RiqueMar |
Dec 30 2020, 10:19 PM
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Enrique Allen Mar Group: Members Posts: 2,169 Joined: 28-August 08 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 9,478 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Rufus @ Dec 30 2020, 07:16 PM)  I hope everyone’s enjoying a happy, safe and healthy Holiday Season during this difficult time. I’m investigating better headlight illumination options with hopes of going LED. Prior to disconnecting the battery, both headlights operated normally, but not very brightly by current standards. I raised both headlights to their fully ‘up’ positions by turning the manual knobs. After noting the knobs cannot “reverse” to lower the headlights, what’s the correct way to get them to resume normal operation? Would it be correct to pull out the dash knob to the headlight ‘on’ position and reconnect the battery? ... and then pushing the dash knob in will lower the buckets and turn the headlights ‘off’ ? Thanks, Bob If I understand your problem correctly, yes, you can power the switch to lower them. Additionally, they don't necessarily reverse, however if you keep turning the knobs on the motor, they will eventually move down to their position in the headlight buckets. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) |
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| Dave_Darling |
Dec 30 2020, 11:06 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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Turn the knobs forward to raise, and forward to lower. Turning them backwards just unscrews them from the motor.
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| mepstein |
Dec 30 2020, 11:25 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,276 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Yea, the motor only turns in one direction to raise and lower.
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| Rufus |
Dec 30 2020, 11:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 8-April 06 From: Central NC Member No.: 5,840 Region Association: None
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Excellent! Thanks guys
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