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10-21-2017, 08:30 PM | #1 |
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Sealed Beam Terminals
I found an old six volt sealed beam that should work in my old cars but it has one of the three terminals missing.The one in the middle. I hooked up a couple of test wires from the Merc's battery to the remaining two terminals on the sealed beam and it lights up. So what was the extra terminal for?
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10-21-2017, 08:32 PM | #2 |
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Re: Sealed Beam Terminals
Hi; LOW, HIGH, and ground. they are soldered on and can be replaced from an old light. Newc
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10-21-2017, 08:47 PM | #3 |
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Of course! I forgot about hi and lo beam. I'm thinking this one could be a good one to use in my "grille on the wall" project.
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10-22-2017, 06:46 AM | #4 |
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Hey Ralph, that would be cool to get that grill all lit up.
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10-22-2017, 09:30 AM | #5 |
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I have salvaged those terminals off other bad seal beams and soldered them back on otherwise good ones
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10-22-2017, 10:26 AM | #6 |
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10-22-2017, 10:36 AM | #7 |
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I one ground a small hole in a glass globe with a drimmel to get wires out (Wife project). Maybe you could do the same and use some of those battery operated LED lights ect. Might be a lame idea as cutting that one and only globe took me a long time.
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10-22-2017, 12:07 PM | #8 |
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Move your Grille up above the door centered under the peak. That might make wiring easier.
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10-22-2017, 12:12 PM | #9 |
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Re: Sealed Beam Terminals
A #4030 sealed beam shows to be a Low beam unit, which only uses two terminals.
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10-22-2017, 01:30 PM | #10 |
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You could round up a couple of those early metal back sealed beams, slice the back open, and mount a light in there. I would think low voltage lights would be a better option than 110.
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10-22-2017, 01:37 PM | #11 |
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But it would be so easy to just tap into the existing electrical box up on the gable end to power the grille lights if I did mount it up there. Just thinking out loud. I actually like the low mount on the door as I think it shows up better.
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10-22-2017, 10:15 PM | #12 |
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Plug a 6 v battery charger into your 110 and then wire the lights from there. On my first job at 15, the owner had a pocket transistor radio that was a miniature Sunoco gas pump. It ran 24/7 on the work bench and was on an old charger, eliminating the radio's battery.
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[QUOTE=RalphG;1542423]But it would be so easy to just tap into the existing electrical box up on the gable end to power the grille lights if I did mount it up there. Just thinking out loud. I actually like the low mount on the door as I think it shows up better.[/QUOTE
I was meaning something like low voltage under cabinet "puck" lights or something similar that would be easier to fit into a headlight bulb due to their size. You would still power the low voltage system from you buildings wiring. If you wanted to hang it on the sliding door; you use a cord reel with the locking ratchet removed to get juice to lights. |
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If its smaller then its most likely for a tractor.
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10-23-2017, 08:14 PM | #16 |
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4030 is a regular 7" dual element headlight bulb. His has just lost one of the prongs.
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10-23-2017, 10:17 PM | #17 |
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Yes, this sealed beam is for a car. Tried it on the six volt battery charger today and it lights up fine. Now I need to sort out the ratty old wiring in the grille to the headlights.
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10-24-2017, 09:49 PM | #18 |
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I tested the 2 prong sealed beam light today using a vintage Carter battery charger. It lit up well. Should work for my purposes once I get some decent wires to the headlights.
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