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A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by Tidmo » Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:27 am

After a very successful and easy Willinton fitting I have a couple of niggles I need to sort

If I use the option to have the electric blinds hooked up to l/b via the kit my Haydn alarm is now on permanently. I didn't fit this but need to shift the live feed to on with ignition only. Any ideas?

Also my factory corner sensors are now on permanently. Need to do the same with these and move to ignition only too.

Any help gratefully appreciated.

Trying to make life easier for you Jaylee so we can concentrate on important stuff like LEDs! :D
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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by Velocette » Sun Apr 21, 2013 10:57 am

Tidmo wrote:After a very successful and easy Willinton fitting I have a couple of niggles I need to sort

If I use the option to have the electric blinds hooked up to l/b via the kit my Haydn alarm is now on permanently. I didn't fit this but need to shift the live feed to on with ignition only. Any ideas?

Also my factory corner sensors are now on permanently. Need to do the same with these and move to ignition only too.

Any help gratefully appreciated.

Trying to make life easier for you Jaylee so we can concentrate on important stuff like LEDs! :D
I had the same, I bought a little double fuseholder that you plug in in place of a single fuse in the "always on" row and it gives you a way for the existing fuse and a way for the alarm. I got it from Halfords but it wasn't on display, they got it from the Audio fitting bay. No wiring needed, plug and play.
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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by Tidmo » Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:43 am

Hi Velocette. Bit confused as to how that works. Is it switched?
Forgot to mention you're dealing with a complete numpty here.... :oops:
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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by helen&tony » Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:39 pm

Hi Eric...
Sounds natty, do you have a link?
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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by teenmal » Sun Apr 21, 2013 2:35 pm

helen&tony wrote:Hi Eric...
Sounds natty, do you have a link?
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Hi the most popular one is loosely called a "Fuse Tap",these can be obtained from Motor Factors (Halfords etc) and probably EBay.

Some here....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksi ... &_from=R40
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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by helen&tony » Sun Apr 21, 2013 2:58 pm

Hi
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Ingenious....but I prefer to run a new supply where possible, rather than overload an existing cable!....
It might be a quick fix for the Willinton problem with switching part of the alarm system onto the leisure battery...one alarm unit and split supplies sounds like disaster!.. :wink:
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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by 2newbies » Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:16 pm

Hi everyone.....I think I'm going to have the same problem with my coolant alarm......what would be the best fuse to use the "fuse tap" in and what fuse does the coolant alarm need.........cheers.....Paul
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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by Simon Jones » Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:11 pm

I fitted mine to the rear of the instrument panel (thick red wires going off to the left) as that is only powered when the ignition is on.

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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

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2newbies wrote:Hi everyone.....I think I'm going to have the same problem with my coolant alarm......what would be the best fuse to use the "fuse tap" in and what fuse does the coolant alarm need.........cheers.....Paul
Hi Paul,use a fuse that is Ignition controlled,probably 6,7,13,15,18 but best to check with a meter etc owing to the fact that a lot of alterations have been done to these old bangers over the years.
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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by Velocette » Sun Apr 21, 2013 8:21 pm

rita wrote:
2newbies wrote:Hi everyone.....I think I'm going to have the same problem with my coolant alarm......what would be the best fuse to use the "fuse tap" in and what fuse does the coolant alarm need.........cheers.....Paul
Hi Paul,use a fuse that is Ignition controlled,probably 6,7,13,15,18 but best to check with a meter etc owing to the fact that a lot of alterations have been done to these old bangers over the years.
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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by Velocette » Sun Apr 21, 2013 8:28 pm

2newbies wrote:Hi everyone.....I think I'm going to have the same problem with my coolant alarm......what would be the best fuse to use the "fuse tap" in and what fuse does the coolant alarm need.........cheers.....Paul
You use the original fuse for the circuit the tap in replaces the fuse of a and the fuse for the coolant alarm quite low I would think, I guess I used the lowest one I had they use very little current. If you buy a tap in make sure you get the right size for the Bongo Fusebox. The fuse for the new circuit will be nearest to the tail, check with a continuity test or trial and error if not sure.
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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by haydn callow » Sun Apr 21, 2013 8:50 pm

To all intents ...the coolant alarm uses no current
http://www.coolantalarm.co.uk
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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by teenmal » Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:15 pm

helen&tony wrote:Hi
Teenmal
Ingenious....but I prefer to run a new supply where possible, rather than overload an existing cable!....
It might be a quick fix for the Willinton problem with switching part of the alarm system onto the leisure battery...one alarm unit and split supplies sounds like disaster!.. :wink:
Cheers
Helen
Hi,I am very sorry but I dont have a clue what you are talking about,and these coolant alarms by design should have very little draw.

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Re: A question for Haydn and the electrical techies

Post by teenmal » Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:21 pm

teenmal wrote:
helen&tony wrote:Hi
Teenmal
Ingenious....but I prefer to run a new supply where possible, rather than overload an existing cable!....
It might be a quick fix for the Willinton problem with switching part of the alarm system onto the leisure battery...one alarm unit and split supplies sounds like disaster!.. :wink:
Cheers
Helen
Hi,I am very sorry but I dont have a clue what you are talking about,and these coolant alarms by design should have very little draw.

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