[FWDLK] Headlight Voltage Leakage ?

[Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Gang -

When I use my low beam headlights, there is some faint glowing of the 
filament on the high beams. Usually, I'm pretty good with electrical issues. 
But this one has me stumped. The high beam circuit works fine, btw.

I checked all the grounds, cleaned connections and even jumped from the hot 
side of the high beam floor switch to the low beam circuit, thus removing 
the high beam circuit from the picture. When I disconnect both low beams, 
the faint glowing goes away. When I reconnect either low beam, the glowing 
reappears in both high beams. I should mention that this is a non-FL car--  
1970 Olds Cutlass. But I'm sure what ever comes out of this thread is 
applicable to any quad headlight system.

Is it possible that a small amount of current is leaking thru the dual 
filament (low beam) headlights, thus lighting the high beams, since there is 
a wire connecting both high and low beams ?

Ron

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