Ok all you electronic geniuses .... when I installed Driving Lights on Ole Reliable, I set them up so that they would only come on with the high beams and would shut off when I dimmed. The system works GREAT and I haven't had my knuckles rapped by John Law for running 2 110 watt Bosch lights on the bumper :-)... So, while I am hiding out here in the Great White North, I acquired a 1995 Chevy S-10 for transportation. The problem begins with the unbelievable number of deer along the roads especially at night here in Northern Alberta. One friend says he gave up counting at 200 between Athabasca and here one night coming home. I was going to mount a brush bar/ grille guard on the truck to protect it but later decided that if I was going to be able to take evasive maneuvers, it would be a good idea to be able to see them .... so I mounted a set of Driving lights on the front bumper and wired them like Ole Reliable's.... On the trip home from the Garage... 125 kms through the woods, weirdnesses started happening ... first I noticed when I turned on the driving lights ... the high beam indicator would go out on the dash .... then within 20 to 30 seconds the headlights begin to rapidly cycle back and forth from high beam to DRL... when I turn the switch off disarming the driving lights, everything returns to normal. The power to the relay is hooked to the high beam wiring to the drivers side headlight .. then into the cab to a switch on the dash. The only draw on the line is the relay. The other side of the relay is connected to the main power source and of course is only activated when the relay is energized.

What I currently plan to do is to remove the connection to the high beam circuit and control the driving lights solely with the switch .... but that of course means that occasionally I am going to blind some poor soul because I have forgotten to switch them off. And with my luck it will probably be a RCMP officer on patrol. Can anyone give me any direction in how to rig this up besides killing the DRLs which are now mandatory in Canada?

Brett
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