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Pac5 wrote:
Let me know if u need any others.

Gar wrote:
1- On my 533 I have a toggle that controls the two dash lights. The map light is really the dash light with a metal slide that can be opened to read the map.



2- As far as the relay(breaker). There is a metal coil/relay (approx 1" x 1") that is attached to a metal arm (approx .75" x 3"). The coil is mounted to the arm, which is mounted to the back of the metal dash housing.

If the relay dies, you loose all of your lights; therefore, I would suggest adding at least a couple of fuses. One in-front of the relay and one or two behind it for your head lights,fogs,running, dash, etc.

Your generator outputs voltage and current continuously. Bear in mind that the generator will output approx 20-30 AMPs and therefore the wire from the generator to the battery and the Ammeter needs to be a minimum of a #10AWG. A #10 AWG is rated for 30 AMPs continuous load.

If you use a smaller wire (mine was rewired by a prior owner with #12AWG - good for 20AMPs), it will be overloaded and as in my case melted from the inside out. Period correct cloth wiring and armored wiring can be purchased from several vendors (YnZ and Restoration supply come to mind).

Tim Cole wrote:
I don't know about the circuit breaker given that 1929 used fuses, but the panel lights were driven by an under dash toggle switch. There should be a hole for mounting underneath the instruments.

West Peterson wrote:
Should be very similar to our 1930. I notice that the wiring diagram in the owner's manual also shows two dash/map lights, but there is only supposed to be one in the car.

The switch that Tim is talking about only turns the gauge lights on and off, and does not provide power to the map lights. I'm not sure it's supposed to be a toggle switch, though. I was told it was a slide switch. If you look at the bottom portion of the dash's lip, there should be three holes just to the right of the steering column. Two holes for screws, and the one in the middle is oblong, providing room for a slide switch. (Could be different for 1928.)