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DavidH
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:24 pm    Post subject: Flasher Units Reply with quote

Hi Folks,

Still progressing well on the resto. Had a question on flasher units...

I purchased one from the UK as I was ordering some chrome from them and figured I might as well get a flasher unit as well. On hooking it up I flicked the indicator switch, got two "clicks" then the unit virtually caught fire! Lots of smoke and very nasty smell. Needless to say it is stuffed now!

On the baseplate there were three terminals. X, L and one I thought was R (It was partially obscured by the terminal). I figured this was "Earth", "Left" and "Right". Obviously wrong! Having pulled it to bits I now see that the "R" is in fact a "P".

I have two cables coming in from the dash, one from the fusebox and one to the switch. Does anyone know how I should wire up the new flasher unit (which I'll just grab from supercheap or somewhere)

Finally, fuel pump not working. Is it worth restoring, or should I just buy a new one from Bull Motif for AUS$120?

Cheers!


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

David
P goes to the dash light or indicator stalk light. (The one that flashes inside the car.)
X is the power in.
L is the output to the indicator switch.

The flasher unit makes the power flash the indicator switch just directs it to the left or right lights. Very Happy


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DavidH
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK, cool thanks Tom. So I don't need to earth the flasher unit at all?

My car doesn't have an internal indicator (same interior as MM) so I will think about how to incorporate one sensitively into the dash...


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One other thought...

I want to have my original trafficators as well as the flashing indicators.

So far I have wired them onto the switch together with the new indicators. If the flasher unit is between the fuse and the switch does this mean the trafficators will get "flashed" as well? If so, how should I wire so that they stick out (and stay out) and the indicators flash?


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John Ballard
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It can be done with relays . But I would not have this system.
No one takes any notice of semaphores and after being nearly hit up the rear a couple times I stopped using them.
I now have flashers working from arm on coloum and semaphores working from two way switch under dash. Yellow Sedan Yellow Ute


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tom wrote:
David
P goes to the dash light or indicator stalk light. (The one that flashes inside the car.)
X is the power in.
L is the output to the indicator switch.

The flasher unit makes the power flash the indicator switch just directs it to the left or right lights. Very Happy


Yea mate you put the dash light wire to earth, oops, as john said they only have power in & power out your blinker stalk sends it left or right.
i have heaps of those flashes if you want a couple.
The 3 pin are as john described, one dash light, the 2 pin flashers have 2 dash lights.
Trev
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Trev
The dash light wire does goes to earth through the globe (I would not like to put the wire straight to earth. Very Happy ) Very Happy

David
Just to clarify.
The three pin units were only designed for a single "pilot" light to show the indicators working, the two pin type work the same (in-out) but you take a separate wire from the left and right output (after the switch) to two separate lights in the dash.

Tom


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DavidH
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Guys

As my car is an early 53 803 (with the MM style interior) I think what I will do is fit a new indicator switch just for the flashers and use the original unit for just the trafficators. So I can use the flashers in day to day use and still have the trafficators there just for originality.

I assume the switch I will need for flashers is just a 12 volt 2 pole switch?

Cheers

David Hines


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grant69
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They did have a big bakelight one that sat under the dash, I recently gave the last on I had away. Shouldn't be too hard to find.


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah, i recently bought one of those units for mine, would work fine for indicators, mounts to teh right of teh steering wheel through the lower edge of teh dash.


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John Ballard
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thats the way to go . Flashers every day use. Semaphores for display.
On mine I used an on. off. on. switch bought from Supercheap I used a two hole switch plate one for the switch the other for a neon to show when it is on. Mounted under edge of dash near steering wheel
If you PM an address I will post you a wiring diagram, you need to wire through ignition switch
By the way my occupation is electrician. Yellow Sedan Yellow Ute


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

^ i have the exact same supercheap set up


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