Cracka's Traxide upgrades

Guys,

Is it my computer or is there something very wrong with the Traxide website?

Cheers,

Lou

Yeah I just had a look Lou, hacked by Kab[u]ss what's that crap,

Tim has somebody done a number on you?

Mick

Hi folks and unfortunately, my site, more correctly, the host’s server has been hacked and Optus are on it.

Sorry, I have n idea when it will be back up.

Regards, Tim.

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Originally Posted by drivesafe

Hi folks and unfortunately, my site, more correctly, the host’s server has been hacked and Optus are on it.

Sorry, I have n idea when it will be back up.

Regards, Tim.

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That sucks mate, hopefully it won't be down too long for you.

Mick

This may sound corny but while it is annoying, it is the price we pay to be able to live in a free country and the fact these scum bags are doing what they are doing just shows we must be doing something right, because we are obviously p!ssing them off big time.

I Googled a couple of the names on the front page and it takes you to a hacking website. It is concerning when you read through the list of alleged hacks! One is a Japanese nuclear plant!

The new digital graffiti,
This is fairly harmless, wait until someone hijacks your business environment, keep very good backups physically off line.

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Originally Posted by skidrov

OK, this is interesting. There's another thread where a long-term Puma owner has reported that his headlight switch burned out. And, if I understand correctly, the Puma does introduce a relay into the wiring for the headlights, which is located in the fuse box under the dash.

So, given there is an obviously good result here, would I be correct in saying that LR have been penny-pinching and put the factory relay too far away, used factory cabling with too low a rating over too long a run, or combo of all of the above? Doesn't change anything, I'm just curious and would welcome the thoughts of the forum.

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I haven't had a look through a Puma, but I would assume that like every Defender since the dawn of Defenders, they do have a relay in the headlight circuit; it just doesn't do what it really should. The relay simply switches on and off with ignition - meaning that you can't accidentally leave the headlights on. The relay doesn't stop current flowing through the mess of wires and switches that constitutes a headlight circuit, so you will still have the same problems that have plagued Defenders since day 1.

Hi,
Current flowing through the mess of wires is not the problem that needs fixing. The problems the mess of wires create is voltage drop and high amperage causing an expensive switch to fail.
These two problems are solved with Tim's kit by using the mess of wires to operate a relay. You literally unplug the headlight and put the plug into the relay.
The relay draws very little current to operate a built in heavy duty switch. The relay's switch is given current from a heavy wire straight from the battery, and sends it directlt to the headlamps via more heavy wire.
Thus the heavy work of switching aprox 10A will no longer be done on the contacts of the stalk switch and the 10A or so is only passing through heavy wires.
Well worth doing for protecting an expensive and vulnerable swtch and the heavier wires will not suffer voltage drop so you lights will be noticeably brighter.
Cheers

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Originally Posted by austastar

Current flowing through the mess of wires is not the problem that needs fixing. The problems the mess of wires create is voltage drop and high amperage causing an expensive switch to fail.

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Perhaps I have been doing this too long, but to me that reads: "Current flowing through the mess of wires [and switches, from my earlier post] is not the problem that needs fixing. The problems the current flowing through the mess of wires and expensive switch[es (the headlight switch is the most at risk, however the indicator switch is a common victim too)]."

I know full well the benefits of fitting a relay to the headlight circuit; I have posted on it a number of times previously. I would've installed a Traxide kit if I didn't have the knowledge to redesign the headlight circuit myself, and I have recommended the kit to Defender drivers I have met. My post was simply a response to the question of whether there is a relay in the headlight circuit from the factory and what it does.