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lIGHTING QUESTION
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lIGHTING QUESTION
My tail work light is very dim. The light switch gives me High and Low beam headlights along with the Red Tail Light. When I switch to the Work Light the Headlights stay on Low beam and the Work light is very Dim. My Cub is a Y&W Model. Is this normal or do I have a wiring problem?
John Montgomery
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Something is not right. Either you have a bad ground or high resistance connection at the tail / work light or it is wired incorrectly. The headlights should also be bright. What year is your cub?
Bigdog
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
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If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
http://www.cubtug.com
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fOLLOUP ON LIGHTS
BigDog,
I think it is a '76. This is the way the lights worked when I purchased the Tractor. After restoration I hooked all up as they were. I didn't think they were right to begin with.
John
I think it is a '76. This is the way the lights worked when I purchased the Tractor. After restoration I hooked all up as they were. I didn't think they were right to begin with.
John
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John, do I understand correctly that the headlights operate on bright until you switch the rear worklight on and then they go dim?
Bigdog
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
http://www.cubtug.com
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
http://www.cubtug.com
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fOLLOWUP
BigDog,
No, The Headlights and red tail light work fine. There is a bright and dim level to them as controled by the switch. That is: Bright 1st click to the right, Dim second click to the right. When I turn to the 3rd click to the right the Tail/work light does come on along with the headlights, but both the worklight and the headlights are on dim. The red taillight is off.
John
No, The Headlights and red tail light work fine. There is a bright and dim level to them as controled by the switch. That is: Bright 1st click to the right, Dim second click to the right. When I turn to the 3rd click to the right the Tail/work light does come on along with the headlights, but both the worklight and the headlights are on dim. The red taillight is off.
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OK, first click to the right should be dim, second click to the right should be bright. Not having a switch close by to look at, it is possible that the voltage feed and the load (light) wires are reversed.
Bigdog
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
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If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
http://www.cubtug.com
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I am trying to recall what the switch and wiring looked like but it seems to me that you have the lights connected to the wrong end of the dimming resistor somehow and the resistor is not in the circuit when it should be and is in there when it should not be and I am trying to picture how that could be done with external connections. But in any case, I would definitely say it is a wiring error. Is this the round cased switch?
Bigdog
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
http://www.cubtug.com
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
http://www.cubtug.com
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FO0LLOWUP
BigDog
I think that it is a round switch with a small spring risitor but do not know for sure. Will get with unit tomorrow and get back with you, but I think that you are on the right track. Must be in the switch rather than wiring on the tractor.
John
I think that it is a round switch with a small spring risitor but do not know for sure. Will get with unit tomorrow and get back with you, but I think that you are on the right track. Must be in the switch rather than wiring on the tractor.
John
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BigDog,
It is a round switch. Bear to get to it. You are right, as usual, first click DIM, 2nd. click BRIGHT, and, in my case 3rd. click gives dim work light and dim headlights. I can't imagine anyone messing with the switch hookups on my tractor in that it was used very little, but possible.
What do you think?
John Montgomery
It is a round switch. Bear to get to it. You are right, as usual, first click DIM, 2nd. click BRIGHT, and, in my case 3rd. click gives dim work light and dim headlights. I can't imagine anyone messing with the switch hookups on my tractor in that it was used very little, but possible.
What do you think?
John Montgomery
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If I were you I'd just sell it to me cheap and forget about it . But as that is not the case, you probably want to fix it........
If I were to suspect a component failure, it would be the tail light assembly. Can you disconnect the tail light and observe the headlights with the switch in the third position? That way we can determine whether the problem is coming from the switch / wiring or the tail light assembly. Also, if you have a voltmeter, measure the voltage at the switch terminals or at the headlights in all 3 positions. Then we'll see where we go next.
If I were to suspect a component failure, it would be the tail light assembly. Can you disconnect the tail light and observe the headlights with the switch in the third position? That way we can determine whether the problem is coming from the switch / wiring or the tail light assembly. Also, if you have a voltmeter, measure the voltage at the switch terminals or at the headlights in all 3 positions. Then we'll see where we go next.
Bigdog
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
http://www.cubtug.com
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
http://www.cubtug.com
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BigDog,
Your suggestion would certainly solve my problem; however, to even think about me selling my little Cub would be totally out of the question!!!!@@@@###. My truck and car mybe yes. Not the Little Yellow and White Babe. Yes, I do want it fixed, will do what you say and get back with you. I am in VA. black as pitch now. Will do it tomorrow or the next day and get back with you. That is if i can get to the switch. Little lady has a beautiful body shop paint job so hopefully will not need to pull the hood and tank!
John
Your suggestion would certainly solve my problem; however, to even think about me selling my little Cub would be totally out of the question!!!!@@@@###. My truck and car mybe yes. Not the Little Yellow and White Babe. Yes, I do want it fixed, will do what you say and get back with you. I am in VA. black as pitch now. Will do it tomorrow or the next day and get back with you. That is if i can get to the switch. Little lady has a beautiful body shop paint job so hopefully will not need to pull the hood and tank!
John
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Look here.
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIn ... 065733&f=0
It is a list of wiring for a Cub.
Look at picture 12 you will see that term 3 has the headlights and term 2 is the tail light. The unnumberd term is used internal to the switch. My understanding is the red tail light and work light were run off the same wire, with a switch at the rear for the work light. 1 wire to the tail light from the switch in the dashboard. A ground wire was terminated locally near the light. I have heard the work light switch was part of the light and also that it was seperate.
In some of the later models a seperate tail light and work light wire were run as well as a ground wire terminating at or near the dash board. Bob Melvill's sketches do not cover that possibility. I have also heard of a flasher unit somewhere in the rear for the red tail light. If only I could remember where I hear things or who told them to me. Can't be old age, I never could.
If it were me doing this for my self and I had the 2 wires I would wire the red tail light to term 3 with the head lights and the work light to term 2. If I had only 1 wire I would run a second or put a switch so that I could control the work light when the red tail light is lit. Lets face it the cub generators are low amperage and every amp generated is less power to the wheels. We lose sight of that with todays monster engines in cars tractors and trucks, Hundreds of horses. A cub is somewhere between 8 1/2 and 16 HP according to the year.
To our forefathers every little bit counted. Today we just use a bigger hammer.
Bill
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIn ... 065733&f=0
It is a list of wiring for a Cub.
Look at picture 12 you will see that term 3 has the headlights and term 2 is the tail light. The unnumberd term is used internal to the switch. My understanding is the red tail light and work light were run off the same wire, with a switch at the rear for the work light. 1 wire to the tail light from the switch in the dashboard. A ground wire was terminated locally near the light. I have heard the work light switch was part of the light and also that it was seperate.
In some of the later models a seperate tail light and work light wire were run as well as a ground wire terminating at or near the dash board. Bob Melvill's sketches do not cover that possibility. I have also heard of a flasher unit somewhere in the rear for the red tail light. If only I could remember where I hear things or who told them to me. Can't be old age, I never could.
If it were me doing this for my self and I had the 2 wires I would wire the red tail light to term 3 with the head lights and the work light to term 2. If I had only 1 wire I would run a second or put a switch so that I could control the work light when the red tail light is lit. Lets face it the cub generators are low amperage and every amp generated is less power to the wheels. We lose sight of that with todays monster engines in cars tractors and trucks, Hundreds of horses. A cub is somewhere between 8 1/2 and 16 HP according to the year.
To our forefathers every little bit counted. Today we just use a bigger hammer.
Bill
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Bigdog!!!!!
You oughta be ashamed of yourself! You've already said you didn't have enough room for another Cub, and now you're trying to "help" this gent like that? Hummmm, maybe I can learn something from Bigdog here.
Rick
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