Wiring Help - Indicators & Hazards
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Hello. Sort of an O/T topic, as this is for my cobra.

Right, The indicators are currently wired up without a flasher unit so they put the lights on constant.

as follows:



Today I wired in two mini flasher units so the indicators now flash on and off like this:



Now, my question is this.

To get the hazards to work, could I wire it up so it bypasses the indicator stalks, like this?



Will that make them flash properly? I know they might be out of sync as the flasher units might not flash in time, but does that matter for the MOT?

Cheers,
A.

P.S. I know it's a bodge, but the loom is a cut-and-shut mess and I dont have the time or know-how to properly wire them up.

Yes that will work,

Not a bodge at all.

The feed doesn't need to be from the same supply to the stalk, which might make the wiring easier depending on where you locate the flasher unit.

Also, you only really needed one flasher unit before the switch rather than two after it. but hey ho.

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Modify the second diagram, so that there is a mini hazard light flasher unit (different to the indicator ones) in line to the hazard switch from the live. Then the return from the hazard switch to the indicators is on two legs as before, but tee-ing in after the indicator flasher units.

You couldnt use a normally flasher then could you wil as there would be different amounts of bulbs going for the hazards as the indicators?

Otherwise i thought that. assume thats why there are 2 flashers on a normal setup?

Like this? :)

Oh, sorry, I see what you have done, as mini13 yes it will work. and forget what I said about one flasher unit.

But I prefer Toms answer.


Edit: but that one ^^ is even better (sort of what I was getting at in my first post.)

Edited by wil_h on 30th Mar, 2008.

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also its well worth getting some later (electronic) flashers from a fiesta they are much more reliable.

The problem with the last drawing is that you have linked the left and right indicators through the hazard circuit. So whatever you turn on you will put all indicators on, not just on one side.

This is why the mini hazard switch is so complex. It breaks the link between both sides when it is not switched.

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Adding some diodes should do the trick.

If you want a couple I think I have a couple that will do the job.

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I have no idea what I need to buy diode wise - if you want to flog a couple, that'd be great - if not, can you link me to some on Maplin's or something?

Cheers ben!

pm me your addr i'll get some in the post tomorow, we ha thousands of 4Amp diodes at work.

Thanks mate - star!

PMing now.

no worries, i'll bung in some heatshrink too.

kiss ass Just kidding

spirit of TM saves the day once again

Never fails eh!

Note there are two types of inline flasher units, one for indicators and one for hazards, if you use the wrong one they'll either flash too fast or too slow as if a bulbs gone.

http://wwww.vehicle-wiring-products.co.uk/...ays.html#gen443

You'll need RFL1 for the indicators and RFL2H for the hazards.

Edited by Rob H on 30th Mar, 2008.

I was using a hazard one today for just the indicators, and it worked OK.. havent tried to run it as a hazard one though.. think it'll fail?

I've found that the electric ones don't seem to be sensitive to the load on them.

I have the electric one and only use one flasher unit for both indicators and hazards - works fine.

mini13 - thanks mate, arrived yesterday.

Top stuff!

Anybody got a Maplins part number for the necessary diodes? I'm going to start on my loom once I can find the box of stuff I bought from VWP

On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:

I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse

the diodes i sent Alex were BY448's, they are vertually indistructable.

try RS or farnell.

never used them.. but i belive these may work...

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=46413

they'll deffo work