NASIOC - View Single Post - ATTN elec. Gurus, lighting/dimming question

turboICE · 04-16-2003, 07:10 PM

Definitely enough for me to almost understand - as long as noone ever asked me to explain it myself. Thanx.

Now for the crucial question - what specs on this thing need to change if I am running 4 gauge lights off of this gizmo?

And to make sure I understand -

Illum + in the schematic is the wire that has 12V+ when my lights are on.

Illum - in the schematic is the wire that varies based on the dimmer from 0V (brightest) to 12V (dash lights off).

I ground the gizmo.

And the output goes to my light + on the gauge.

The problem is Omori shares the ground between the gauge and the lights and if you connect the Illum (-) to it then you are dimming the gauge power when you dim your lights! (or worse)

Thanks for the great info on this.

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04-16-2003, 07:10 PM	#46
turboICE Scooby Specialist Member#: 33979 Join Date: Mar 2003 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Charlotte, NC Vehicle: 2006 STi WRB	Definitely enough for me to almost understand - as long as noone ever asked me to explain it myself. Thanx. Now for the crucial question - what specs on this thing need to change if I am running 4 gauge lights off of this gizmo? And to make sure I understand - Illum + in the schematic is the wire that has 12V+ when my lights are on. Illum - in the schematic is the wire that varies based on the dimmer from 0V (brightest) to 12V (dash lights off). I ground the gizmo. And the output goes to my light + on the gauge. The problem is Omori shares the ground between the gauge and the lights and if you connect the Illum (-) to it then you are dimming the gauge power when you dim your lights! (or worse) Thanks for the great info on this. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.