francisjohn
Active Member
The headlight, 3-way switch, power source and relay all work (I tested them individually) I wanted to add a 3-way switch, which also includes the use of a 5-pin relay. I flipped the 3-way to go from high to low beam, and nothing, it just stayed on. I then went to turn it off and same thing, it just stayed on. The 3 way switch does work because when I use the 3-way using one wire at a time, it will turn on and off.
Equipment :
-Headlight - Three wires (Ground, high beam, low beam)
-Three way switch - Three wires (Ground, pos #1, pos #2)
-5 pin relay - 5 wires(30, 85, 86, 87, 87a)
-Power source - Two wires (Ground and Positive)
This is the diagram I used. The text version is below, and the professional diagram I made in MS Paint is attached. I believe the culprit may be the improper diagram I followed? I've never used a relay so this is foreign to me, but I'm here with my soldering iron and some other goodies, ready to get started.
Wiring diagram in text
Equipment :
-Headlight - Three wires (Ground, high beam, low beam)
-Three way switch - Three wires (Ground, pos #1, pos #2)
-5 pin relay - 5 wires(30, 85, 86, 87, 87a)
-Power source - Two wires (Ground and Positive)
This is the diagram I used. The text version is below, and the professional diagram I made in MS Paint is attached. I believe the culprit may be the improper diagram I followed? I've never used a relay so this is foreign to me, but I'm here with my soldering iron and some other goodies, ready to get started.
Wiring diagram in text
- Connect the positive wire from the power source to the "30" pin of the 5-pin relay.
- Connect the positive wire from the low beam of the headlight to the "87" pin of the 5-pin relay.
- Connect the positive wire from the high beam of the headlight to the "87a" pin of the 5-pin relay.
- Connect one of the positive wires from the 3-way switch to the "86" pin of the 5-pin relay.
- Connect the other positive wire from the 3-way switch to the "85" pin of the 5-pin relay.
- Connect the ground wire from the power source to the ground (negative) terminal of the headlight.
- Connect the ground wire from the 3-way switch to the ground (negative) terminal of the headlight.