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Headlight wires.. Which one does what.

Thumper580

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I got a pair of 24volt high intensity headlight units 7" diameter. The three plug ins are in a upside down pyramid shape... Upper left, Upper right and bottom.
Wondering which one is hot, low and high beam. Thanks.
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Milcommoguy

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That 16 is a 91. What ever happen to the guy that had all the trouble with the blinking flashing headlight??

Not a typo, CAMO
 

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These connectors are called Packard connectors and are commonly available on Ebay or from places like Erik's Supply. As Cam says, there is no #16. #17 is the high beam line, #18 is the low beam line and #91 is ground. The schematics for the trucks are located in the back of TM 9 2320-280-20-3. For 90% of the truck wiring they're all the same. The main differences are with the higher amperage alternators, AC units and special purpose bodies like the ambulances.
 

Thumper580

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I got a pair of 24volt high intensity headlight units 7" diameter. The three plug ins are in a upside down pyramid shape... Upper left, Upper right and bottom.
Wondering which one is hot, low and high beam. Thanks.
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So, using the same orientation of the stock headlight the plugs in the brighter headlight would be yellow=91, blue=18 and red=17....Yes.
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Maybe ?? Roll the dice................. Are they 24 volt? Any paper work? Made where? Feel lucky?

Never been lucky in Vegas, CAMO
 

TOBASH

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Dude, easy answer. Get 2 wires and connect to your battery or a 24V source. Then connect to the leads you identified in the order you described to see if you're right. Then post the answer.

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T
 

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With those lights, one should be the brightest kid on the site. LED or incandescent, hard to tell. I did read bulb?

Glasses on to read between the lines, CAMO 😎
 
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