Hello. I am a Army mechanic I understand circuts and diagrams but reading much of the threads I have no idea what others are talking about.
I have a Jeep and installed driving and fog lights tied to high and low beams.

I am running a factory lighted switch to control the ground to a relay to a diode to the low beam power. Off the same factory switch to a second relay to diode high beam power.

My theory is when you have the factory switch on and switch from high beam to low beam the relays should switch, thus switching driving and fog lights.

Probem is when I go from high beam to low beam it does not actuate the relay until you shut off the factory switch and turn it back on. I am not sure if it is related to the colapsing field of the coil in the relay.
If I bypass the factory switch and ground it before the relay it switches everytime the high beam and low beam is actuated.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Again I am not an electrical engineer please keep it simple if possible. Thank you

 

Would you please upload a diagram?

Most likely, there is still enough current in the relay solenoid to hold it closed. Holding current is usually much lower hand pull-in current. A diagram showing how you actually wired it will probably help us zero in on the exact change necessary.

 

I am running a factory lighted switch to control the ground to a relay to a diode to the low beam power.////
Probem is when I go from high beam to low beam it does not actuate the relay until you shut off the factory switch and turn it back on.

Is it possible the current to light the switch is coming through the relay coil keeping it closed?

I'm also confused about what it is doing. Please post a diagram.

 

Is it possible the current to light the switch is coming through the relay coil keeping it closed?

That is exactly his problem. He needs to disconnect the bulb in his switch from ground.
After that maybe read the AAC terms of service re automotive modifications.

 

Yeah, we allow some stuff, as in connected to cigarette lighters, but I'm afraid this one is not in that class.

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