electrical problem

[Laurie]

Hi Everyone
What I'm trying to achieve is to have power to my 12v without my sidelights being on.When I turn the ignition key to the first position I have power to my 12v but I also have day running lights on.I've tried taking power from the permanent live supplying fuze 1-5 and also running afeed from the battery direct to the cigarette lighter but each time the day running lights are permanently on. Can anyone suggest a remedy to this situation.
many thanks
Laurie

[bigdaddycain]

Hi laurie, it's quite rare for a bongo to have the daytime running lights,though i have heard of it before, do you have a leisure battery fitted?

The ciggy lighter,interior lights, blinds,mirrors, radio can all easily be re-routed to run from the leisure battery,which then means you don't need to touch the ignition to make the cig sockets permanently live.

[Laurie]

Unfortunately I dont have a leisure battery but I do have a winter starting pack which gives me two batteries, would that be of any use.
Cheers
Laurie

[bigdaddycain]

Hmm, that complicates matters somewhat... I'm sure there will be a dedicated fuse that could be removed somewhere that will allow the sidelights to still be operative,(via your usual stalk switch) yet disable the daytime running option... I bet it's dead simple to do ya know,just tricky without having a good rummage around your circuits (so to speak)

I don't suppose you are going to stourport laurie?

[haydn callow]

I have the winter pack and I also have daytime running/sidelights on all the time. I don't see any reason to change this. If it's good enough for "wait for it" (Volvo) it's surley good enough for me.

[Laurie]

I want to use my 12v etc on a campsite at night and don't fancy having everyone knock on my bongo to tell me my sidelights are still on
cheers
Laurie

[haydn callow]

Ah ! in that case why not "direct wire" your ciggy socket and radio (with a fuse in the wire). There is a fact sheet and photos on here somewhere. Simple job. I also put a isolater terminal (£5 on e bay) on one terminal of each battery so I could easily disconnect one on site and know I had power to start in the morning. Also when in a dodgy area I could take the terminal bolts away and make Bongo difficult to nick.

[bigdaddycain]

I can see your point laurie, it won't do your battery any favours either....

I don't suppose you know if theyr'e is a relay/fuse that laurie can disconnect Haydn?

I have the regular set-up on my bongo you see, so can't nip out and check on mine....

[Laurie]

Hi Haydn
Can you tell me where the factsheet and photos are, I'm having trouble finding them.
Cheers
Laurie

[haydn callow]

Can anyone find the photo's of the rewiring of the top row of fuses in the box ??
To just make the radio/ciggy socket live. Run a decent sized wire from the pos+ terminal of the battery to the back of the ciggy socket (disconnect the one already there and insulate) same with the radio,
Oh ! and put a inline fuse in the Pos wire. (very important)

[haydn callow]

250245948769 This ebay item is a good useful bit of kit, I have fitted one to each battery and I disconnect one when on site to always have power to start

[haydn callow]

here's a cheaper one 360014875966