adrian hogg
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Hi does anyone know where the earth (Black and red wire as per attached) for the indicator warning lights in a series 3 was connected originally
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TheMegaMan
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Yeah, I'd go along with that. I recall several other lamps (instrument illumination, main beam, charge lamp, etc) also earth to the same place, and I also ran a good earth from there to the bulkhead to make sure it really was a good earth.
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By the way, am I the only person slightly worried about having an unfused, unprotected 12V supply on the dash, very close to an earth point (the 'test' terminals)?
I have left the earth connection there connected, but decided not to wire up the +ve supply, but have a fused supply to a (covered) cigarette lighter socket, instead. I hate the idea of unfused circuits on a car.
I have left the earth connection there connected, but decided not to wire up the +ve supply, but have a fused supply to a (covered) cigarette lighter socket, instead. I hate the idea of unfused circuits on a car.
Barge Pilot
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No, you're not.
I'm putting an inline fuse holder in the +VE wire.
TheMegaMan
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That's perhaps a more sensible option to allow the terminals to still be used. But I don't have anything to plug in there, anyway. A cigarette socket is a lot more useful...and even more useful when a USB adapter is plugged into it.
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Thanks for input. I agree with you megaman and will be changing the wiring to the inspection lamp socket.. I am tempted to cut the dash and put a hard wired usb socket in there but may "hide it" as my old 109 is pretty standard and unmodified
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I'd love to have an Land Rover (Lucas) inspection lamp to go with the socket.
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