Miata Mailing List: December 1996, Message #53
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Subject: Re: Still more...Re: Lite-minder (again)

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Dave-



In a message dated 96-12-01 14:52:16 EST, you write:



> > It may be possible to tap in at the panel light dimmer control.  The

dimmer

>  > has three wires running to it- red/blk, red, and blk.  The wire you'd

want 

> to

>  > tie in to is the red/black one.   A rough diagram of the connector is 

> shown

>  > below.

>  > 

>  >                          ______  ___________  _____

>  >                          | blk   |  |>--------------<| |  red  |

>  >                          |_____|_|__________|_|_____|

>  >                          |        |            |red/blk |        |

>  >                          |_____|______|______|_____|

>  > 

>  > Hopefully, this helps.

>  > 

>  > Best.

>  > 

>  > Pat

>  

>  Pat - For those of us who are electrically challenged, can you be a

>  little more explicit on which Lite Minder lead (there are two - red and

>  white) might go where? Thanks. DCS

>  



Dave & Gail-



Now that I know what the two leads do (from Dave's other post), it should

work if you connect the red (`to lights') lead to the red/black wire on the

panel dimmer (this is the lead that switches on with the parking/

taillights), and the white wire should go to the `cigar' fuse (lighter, radio

& god knows what else), which is ignition-controlled.



That should make it work.



Best.



Pat