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OK. Nothing new here. 1995 Trooper LS. Has its own fog-light circuit, likely linked to the onboard computer. I've decided not to wire in my light bar that way, and will use the wiring harness that came with the Mictuning M1:
Mictuning Magical M1
You can look at the proper Amazon picture of the wiring harness. There are two separate switches: one for the white light, the other for the blue. There are three shovel-clip leads to each toggle switch -- red, black and white; red, black and blue. I'll have to look again to see if they each have an LED to illuminate the switch when on.
I can't even make these round switches fit the blanks on my Trooper, where additional switches can be added. For instance, there's a foglight 5-pin switch for the Trooper that pops in after pulling a blank, and I'm of course not planning to use the Trooper's built-in circuitry. Initially, I thought I could dremel round holes in the blanks, pop in the MicTuning switches and pop in the blanks to the dashboard. The MicTuning switches are too big -- so "no cigar".
I found these other toggle switches, not particular to any make and model. They are 5-pin, and have two LEDs. One LED stays lit all the time; the other one lights only when the switch is turned on:
DaierTek Car Fog Light Rocker Switch
These switches are exactly the right size to a fraction of a millimeter, and should pop right in to the dashboard after removing the blanks. But how to wire them for the MicTuning M1? As I said, I do not need to have a constantly-on LED so I can "find" the switch easily. The switch's circuit diagram is in one of the pictures in the Amazon page.
The MicTuning harness seems to have the red and blue switches wired in parallel, so they are linked by short red and black wires. It couldn't be a serial connection, since the voltage must be maintained at 12V for either or both. That is, I think it would seem that way. I've yet to find a wiring guide or instructions for the MicTuning, since the harness contains a 20A or 40A fuse, a relay ready to attach to perhaps my fuse-box under the driver-side dashboard, and single red and black wires which would supposedly be wired to the battery.
I'm continuing to search for more information, but could benefit for thoughts about the possibility of using the DaierTek -- two of them -- for use with the MicTuning harness.
Thoughts? Insights? Comments?
Mictuning Magical M1
You can look at the proper Amazon picture of the wiring harness. There are two separate switches: one for the white light, the other for the blue. There are three shovel-clip leads to each toggle switch -- red, black and white; red, black and blue. I'll have to look again to see if they each have an LED to illuminate the switch when on.
I can't even make these round switches fit the blanks on my Trooper, where additional switches can be added. For instance, there's a foglight 5-pin switch for the Trooper that pops in after pulling a blank, and I'm of course not planning to use the Trooper's built-in circuitry. Initially, I thought I could dremel round holes in the blanks, pop in the MicTuning switches and pop in the blanks to the dashboard. The MicTuning switches are too big -- so "no cigar".
I found these other toggle switches, not particular to any make and model. They are 5-pin, and have two LEDs. One LED stays lit all the time; the other one lights only when the switch is turned on:
DaierTek Car Fog Light Rocker Switch
These switches are exactly the right size to a fraction of a millimeter, and should pop right in to the dashboard after removing the blanks. But how to wire them for the MicTuning M1? As I said, I do not need to have a constantly-on LED so I can "find" the switch easily. The switch's circuit diagram is in one of the pictures in the Amazon page.
The MicTuning harness seems to have the red and blue switches wired in parallel, so they are linked by short red and black wires. It couldn't be a serial connection, since the voltage must be maintained at 12V for either or both. That is, I think it would seem that way. I've yet to find a wiring guide or instructions for the MicTuning, since the harness contains a 20A or 40A fuse, a relay ready to attach to perhaps my fuse-box under the driver-side dashboard, and single red and black wires which would supposedly be wired to the battery.
I'm continuing to search for more information, but could benefit for thoughts about the possibility of using the DaierTek -- two of them -- for use with the MicTuning harness.
Thoughts? Insights? Comments?