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I have some ratty old headlight switches. I was always hesitant to replace them because the aren’t cheap. Almost $50 from Old Britts. I just checked Andover and they are $20. That’s more my style.
The stock headlight switch is not up to continuously carrying the current load of the headlight. Also, it’s mechanical construction is poor. Better to use the switch to control the coil of a relay, using the relay contacts to carry the headlight current or install a high (20 amp) current switch.
I use original switches, cleaned up contacts, but with relays. Now that Ive gone to LED headlamp I wonder if the relays are really necessary.
Yep,I have some ratty old headlight switches. I was always hesitant to replace them because the aren’t cheap. Almost $50 from Old Britts. I just checked Andover and they are $20. That’s more my style.