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| posted on July 20th, 2006 at 09:35 AM |
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there are two terminals on the semaphore base... the lower one has BOTH the coil and lamp wire connected to it. If you want to have the indicator
flash then you will have to cut the lamp wire from this connection and then join it to the indicator wiring. If you dont want it to flash then just
connect the wire from the relay that goes to the semaphore coil.
The uppermost terminal is not connected to anything... from what i gather in the start of this topic it was there as a means of telling you that the
semaphore was on. Most likely the dash indicator lamp would have been connected to this terminal which is grounded when the semaphore is in the
raised position.
Are you rewinding yours for 12volt? dont forget to change the globe to 12volt also.
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| posted on July 21st, 2006 at 08:58 AM |
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Thanks.
My car has been upgraded to 12V, but I'll be using a resistor to drop the voltage to 6V for the semaphores.
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| posted on July 21st, 2006 at 09:02 AM |
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curious to know the resistance you measured on your coils?
see.... air and water do mix
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| posted on July 22nd, 2006 at 02:52 PM |
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well did a little work on mine again today... have now got them both working properly... one was sticking in the recess a little... so just had to
play around with the positioning of it when it was mounted... so now they both work...
thank god they are finished.
see.... air and water do mix
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| posted on July 23rd, 2006 at 01:35 PM |
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super!
so you're running Harley's on the front and rear too?
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
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| posted on July 24th, 2006 at 08:10 AM |
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well not quite finished... one is slow to come down when travelling over 80k's... so guessing its being flexed by the wind and not coming down
straight... so little more fiddling with the position and she should be right...
drove it to work this morning to check out how bright the lamps are in the dark... DAMN!! lights up part of the interior!! ... lol.. so no excuses
from people not seeing them when they are on...
see.... air and water do mix
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| posted on July 24th, 2006 at 10:16 AM |
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posted by blutopless2
curious to know the resistance you measured on your coils?
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Haven't measured it yet. I plan to get variable resistors in the right range, so that I can adjust the resistance to give just enough power to raise
the arm when the engine is idling.
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| posted on July 24th, 2006 at 11:29 AM |
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if you are using a potentiometer make sure it can handle up to 5 amps.
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| posted on July 25th, 2006 at 10:25 AM |
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Good point.
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