Re: Debi's 1953 Patrician

Posted by HH56 On 2014/9/17 14:33:45

Possibly the switch is at fault but more likely age has taken a toll on the old breaker and it was no longer capable of carrying 30 amps. That has been a problem others have found. Believe Ross has mentioned that breaker as being one of the first things he changes for that very reason.

Many of us have installed the relay as you propose doing and go a step farther by adding two relays for high/low using the dimmer switch to activate them. That way the load is taken out of two switches. I would make sure there is protection for the lights & harness via a separate self resetting circuit breaker in the new light feed wire.