well... i thought my dashboard light runs on a little bulb or two, but i just found that it has 22 bulbs, of which 8 are running constantly when the headlights are on.
this are around 4 Watt bulbs, times 8 around 30 watts
that means the alternator has to produce over 60 something Wats..... well.. thats almost a 10'th of a horsepower... just for the dashboard lights???
i know they are dimable,but still..
my solution;
i instaled a garden solar light on the top of the dashboard, and i wired the bulb right in front of the panel ,which gives me enough light to see all the indicators