Falklandislander2003 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Hello all With the coming months its become much darker in the mornings down here in the Falkland islands and i often use my head lights going to work in the morning but I switch them on this morning and one comes on at normal brightness while the other is much dimmer is it just the bulb going? What's happening? Cheers Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Poor earth at the connections behind headlight would make the light operate dimly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Absolutely as Western says. It was this nonsense repeatedly happening as well as the indicators not behaving that led me to run a 30amp earth cable to each corner of my 110 that go straight to the negative battery terminal. No more weird earthing problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonpelly Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 2 hours ago, monkie said: Absolutely as Western says. It was this nonsense repeatedly happening as well as the indicators not behaving that led me to run a 30amp earth cable to each corner of my 110 that go straight to the negative battery terminal. No more weird earthing problems Would recommend this. Dedicated wiring (feeds and earths) for the headlamps off individual relays. Bit of an effort but reduces any future earthing comedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Worth noting the headlights are also fused individually so one dodgy fuse / bad fuse holder can also be to blame - the old glass fuses are generally awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said: Worth noting the headlights are also fused individually so one dodgy fuse / bad fuse holder can also be to blame - the old glass fuses are generally awful. Indeed. My old fuse box was so bad (badly wired, badly modified, badly aged) that some fuses would simply drop out of place if going over bumps with a degree of enthusiasm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falklandislander2003 Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Thanks all I will try to brush up earths and tighten if necessary and also check the fuse holder as FridgeFreezer has said Cheers Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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