towbar and series wiring

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Andy

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• Sep 14, 2004

• #1

hiya,

just wired my series up for pulling my caravan and everything works
perfectly, except the indicators, when i indicate the coresponding
side on the van and landy flash really dim and about twice as fast as
they should.

a neighbour said it could be the bulbs are too high a watage for the
relay, or a bad earth.

what do you think?

and whats the answer?

regards to all

andy

 

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EMB

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• Sep 14, 2004

• #2

Andy wrote:

> what do you think?

I think your neighbour is on the right track.
>
> and whats the answer?

New flasher unit - preferably one of the electronic ones that's stable
under varying bulb loads.

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Paul - xxx

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• Sep 14, 2004

• #3

Andy vaguely muttered something like ...
> hiya,
>
> just wired my series up for pulling my caravan and everything works
> perfectly, except the indicators, when i indicate the coresponding
> side on the van and landy flash really dim and about twice as fast as
> they should.
>
> a neighbour said it could be the bulbs are too high a watage for the
> relay, or a bad earth.
>
> what do you think?
>
> and whats the answer?
>
> regards to all
>
> andy

I went to Halfords and bought a different indicator relay that suited the
amount of lighting .. and included a 'buzzer' to warn me when the
caravan/trailer was (or wasn't) coupled ..

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Paul ...

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"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

 

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Andy

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• Sep 14, 2004

• #4

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:50:01 +1200, EMB <[email protected]> wrote:

>Andy wrote:
>
>> what do you think?
>
>I think your neighbour is on the right track.
>>
>> and whats the answer?
>
>New flasher unit - preferably one of the electronic ones that's stable
>under varying bulb loads.


cheers guys,

job number 376 on the to do list then.

Andy

 

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EMB

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• Sep 14, 2004

• #5

Paul - xxx wrote:

> and included a 'buzzer' to warn me when the caravan/trailer was
> (or wasn't) coupled ..
>
I normally just look in the mirror to work this out


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Paul - xxx

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• Sep 14, 2004

• #6

EMB vaguely muttered something like ...
> Paul - xxx wrote:
>
>> and included a 'buzzer' to warn me when the caravan/trailer was
> > (or wasn't) coupled ..
>>
> I normally just look in the mirror to work this out

That's too simple for the government though ..

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Paul ...

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"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

 

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hugh

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• Sep 14, 2004

• #7

In message <[email protected]>, EMB <[email protected]>
writes
>Andy wrote:
>
>> what do you think?
>
>I think your neighbour is on the right track.
>> and whats the answer?
>
>New flasher unit - preferably one of the electronic ones that's stable
>under varying bulb loads.
>
And you must have visible or audible warning that your trailer
indicators are flashing.
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hugh
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Alex

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• Sep 14, 2004

• #8

On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:40:34 +0100, Andy <[email protected]> wrote:

>hiya,
>
>just wired my series up for pulling my caravan and everything works
>perfectly, except the indicators, when i indicate the coresponding
>side on the van and landy flash really dim and about twice as fast as
>they should.
>
>a neighbour said it could be the bulbs are too high a watage for the
>relay, or a bad earth.
>

No, you've just got a 2x21w flasher fitted. Go out to Halfords and buy
a 2+1x21w flasher (for trailers lights as well) which will handle the
extra lights. This will have 4 connectors instead of the three you
currently have, the extra terminal should be (by law) connected to
another warning lamp, to show that the flashers on the trailer are
working as well.

Alex

 

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Warwick Barnes

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• Sep 14, 2004

• #9

The message <[email protected]>
from Andy <[email protected]> contains these words:

> hiya,

> just wired my series up for pulling my caravan and everything works
> perfectly, except the indicators, when i indicate the coresponding
> side on the van and landy flash really dim and about twice as fast as
> they should.

> a neighbour said it could be the bulbs are too high a watage for the
> relay, or a bad earth.

> what do you think?

> and whats the answer?

> regards to all

> andy
you are probably overloading the flasher unit. Should fit 2 relays- wire
input to rear flasher wireing 1 for left and 1 for right, then wire an
independent supply (there should be an unused powered wire in rear loom)
through the relay output to trailer flashers. cheap few UKP from
halfords etc work ok. DON'T USE SCOTCHLOCKS unless you want a completely
undecipherably wireing mess in a few years.

could fit a more powerful flasher unit never tried it myself though!

sometimes both trailer and vechicle rears are taken from relays.

generally it flashes really quickly when a bulb gone.

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