Buzzing Relay
<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Can anyone help me with this problem?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have fitted a pair of Ring, iceblue halogen driving lamps to my car a Volvo 850 2.5 10 valve.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have wired them up as per instruction using the supplied relay and taken one lead to the dip beam supply at the head lamp <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>another to the battery one to earth and finally one to the lamps themselves.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The lamps are earthed.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The problem is that when I switch on the ignition, “with or without the engine running” and with the main lights off, the relay buzzes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As soon as I switch the lights on the buzzing stops and the driving lamps come on.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The first relay, “supplied with the lamps” buzzed very loudly, I replaced it with another, this also buzzed but not as loudly.<o
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<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">If I change the lead from the dipped beam power supply and take power from the main beam lead there is no buzzing but the driving lights only come on when the headlight is on.<o
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<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">It is also worth noting that there is a fuse from the relay to the battery.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However even with this fuse removed the relay still buzzes?<IMG src=smileys/smiley6.gif border="0"><o
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