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#3
10-16-2005, 12:04 AM
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because the dimmer is burnt out, and i want to put it on an illuminated toggle instead of buying a new dimmer package that i never use.
i always have turned all the way up neways the dimmer has a circuit board on it tho, lots of diodes, 1 transistor etc. 
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#4
10-16-2005, 12:19 AM
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Re: instrument dimmer
You should be able to bypass it. It is just a rheostat, get a multi-meter and go to work.
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10-16-2005, 02:04 PM
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Re: instrument dimmer
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yeah, as soon as i hooked the switch up, it blew the tail light fuse under the hood anybody got any ideas
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#6
10-16-2005, 02:30 PM
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Re: instrument dimmer
If the switch is burned out then why don't you go to a junk yard and buy a new switch and have it turned up all the way then you won't have to worry about blowing any fuses.
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10-16-2005, 02:44 PM
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Re: Re: instrument dimmer
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just trying to save, i already have ALOT of switches laying around if this isn't possible then i'll get a new switch
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10-16-2005, 07:38 PM
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Re: instrument dimmer
Is the power rating on the switch the same as the dimmer unit? That would cause a problem if it isn't.
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10-16-2005, 11:28 PM
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Re: Re: Re: instrument dimmer
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i don't know the rating of the dimmer, but the rating of the switch i used is 12v is it possible that the dimmer regulates the voltage somehow? it has at least one transistor one resistor and about 20 microdiodes all in a circuit board package i don't have many junkyards around either kind of a pizzer to wait for 2 wks for one to ship to me, if i could fix it myself 
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