Hi, I am trying to put some indicators on my newly acquired OE. I have had to replace the switchgear as the indicator switch was mangled. When I have tried to connect it all up I have found that even with the switch gear disconnected the brown and the brown and white wire that go into the flasher unit are live as soon as the ignition is turned on. Is this normal or do I have a fault somewhere else?
thats ok the brown wire is fed from the igniton switch so there shpould be power there it then goes via the other wire to the flasher switch (center of the switch) its then swithed left of right
so the flow is batt, ign sw, flsher unit, flasher switch then left or right lights through to the earth
hope this helps
Wire it up as above flow, the flasher unit wont flash umtill the load of the flasher bulbs are added, thats why you are currently getting constant power on both wires on the unit
-- Edited by ttboof on Saturday 16th of January 2016 09:17:15 PM
Hi, Thanks for that it makes a bit more sense now. I'll get back out in the garage in the morning and have another go. A further complication is that I am fitting LED indicators and the original flasher unit has three wires going to it whilst the new one for the LEDs has only two. I am guessing that the third wire has something to do with the hazard warning switch and I only need to connect two wires up?
Hi guys - brain already gone to sleep so might not answer the question but, for what it's worth, the OE flasher unit has three wires which, as ttboof has alluded to, consist of black (earth), brown (live) and brown/white which, if I recollect correctly, goes to the switch.
Hi, Thanks both of you for the info. I now have working indicators, although I think there are still some issues with the wiring that I may need to look at another time. I didn't get it finished in time to go and play in the snow, but it will be ready for work tomorrow if the weathers bad. I quite like the idea of having a shed that is too hot to work in, that would make a change.
Cheers Jak
3 years later and, my question 'what are the brown & brown/white wires & connector?' is solved. I didn't even realise that I had the relay sitting there all the time.
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