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Post by Ari Bezuidenhout on Feb 9, 2011 12:14:45 GMT 2
Hi My indicators are dim not at all bright enough, does any one have any ideas where I can start looking to solve the problem?? Ari
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Post by Charles on Feb 9, 2011 12:56:32 GMT 2
Aro how many volts do you mearure on them?
Charles
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Post by Ari Bezuidenhout on Feb 9, 2011 13:00:46 GMT 2
Not sure , will check
Ari
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Post by ronnie on Feb 9, 2011 13:03:44 GMT 2
Ari
The first place to check most of the problems you encounter is the earth connections. Is it all 4 indicators and the side repeaters ?. As charles suggested check the voltage, but if this is good check all the earths.
Ronnie
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Post by Ari Bezuidenhout on Feb 9, 2011 19:37:20 GMT 2
Thanks Ronnie, will check. Charles the max voltage on the multimeter was 7.5V about. Sounds a bit low? Ari
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Post by spikes on Feb 9, 2011 19:40:05 GMT 2
Hi Ari Clean up the earths and the bulb holders. rgds Spikes
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Post by Ari Bezuidenhout on Feb 9, 2011 19:43:11 GMT 2
Hi Spikes
The first thing I did was check all the bulbs, clean and Q20 their connections and the bulb holders. They also go fast then slow then fast again all the time, so I think their is a bad connection somewhere or the relay may be playing up.
Ari
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Post by spikes on Feb 9, 2011 19:47:40 GMT 2
Hi Ari Sounds like the relay to me Spikes
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Post by Charles on Feb 9, 2011 20:28:14 GMT 2
Do you still have the original flasher fitted? If so i can give you the wire colours tomorrow to wire in a universal flasher unit.
Charles
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Post by ronnie on Feb 9, 2011 20:44:33 GMT 2
Hi Ari
Voltage too low should be close to battery voltage. As spikes says check the flasher unit and ALL THE EARTHS. If all the lamps flash slowly the culprit has got to be common to all the lights, not each individual light. This sounds like the flasher or its earth.
Ronnie
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Post by Ari Bezuidenhout on Feb 9, 2011 21:13:03 GMT 2
Thanks Charles still have the original I think Where is the flasher unit located inside? Ari
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Post by Charles on Feb 9, 2011 21:18:54 GMT 2
Under the dash to the left of the heater. A little black box secured to the top. The plug has 5 wires I think. The universal flasher unit has 3 terminals. You only use two. On mine the just cut the two wires and connected them to the flasher unit. Will have a look tomorrow and send you a text.
Flasher units are dirt cheap. Just make sure you buy a good make.
Charles
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Post by silvio on Feb 10, 2011 19:11:58 GMT 2
turn signal wiring
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Post by Ari Bezuidenhout on Feb 10, 2011 19:19:44 GMT 2
Hi
Thanks for the diagram Silvio, I have a copy. Every thing is connected.
I undid 1 of the earths and gave it some Q20 and it seemed better when I reconnected the earth.
Ari
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Post by Charles on Feb 10, 2011 19:25:53 GMT 2
ari take some sandpaper and sand all the ground connections.
Charles
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Post by Ari Bezuidenhout on Feb 10, 2011 19:35:32 GMT 2
ok will do
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Post by Ari Bezuidenhout on Feb 11, 2011 14:30:01 GMT 2
I cleaned the front earths and the right side is better but the left doesn't want to improve. And I know the back earths are hard to get to. I wonder if its not the green cardboard things in the back lights? Ari
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Post by spikes on Feb 11, 2011 14:38:50 GMT 2
Those are the early version (pre sputnik days) of Russian electronic circuit boards but I don't think the problem lies there. You will be able to see if there are any short circuits on those(black flash marks) rgds Spikes
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Post by ronnie on Feb 11, 2011 15:46:14 GMT 2
Hi Ari
It would be strange for all the individual earths to be wrong at the same time. I would think the problem lies elsewhere. Get a length of wire connect one end to battery negative and the other end to the earth at each light and see if it flashes correctly. Or try connecting the red lead of a volt meter to the earth close to the lamp and the black lead to a known good earth (the wire from the battery negative mentioned above would be perfect) the reading should be near Zero.
Ronnie
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Post by marius on Feb 11, 2011 15:48:13 GMT 2
Hi Ari
A lot of dust can get through and the iffy green PC board (bad design!) can get troublesome from the dust. I normally spray Elctoclean on the contacts - it seems to help.
I think you mentioned Q20 - I'm not sure if it is the right thing to use on the contacts but I think Charles and Ronnie will know better.
Also another problem at the rear is the bulbs tends to loosen itself from time to time. That is what is normally the case when my indicator gets on steriods. Check all the bulbs and see if they actually work.
Regards Marius
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Post by ronnie on Feb 11, 2011 19:09:21 GMT 2
Hi marius
Electrocleen is the correct product to use. You could then use Q20 etc to protect against damp and corrosion
Ronnie
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Post by ronnie on Feb 14, 2011 11:13:02 GMT 2
Hi Ari
I was in at one of my rear lights today and the volt reading between the earth on the plug in connection to the lights and a good earth was .07 volts. You need to do this with the side lights on as a digital meter does not react quick enough to take the reading with the indicators. This reading is fine.
Ronnie
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Post by Ari Bezuidenhout on Feb 14, 2011 14:29:58 GMT 2
Hi
My indicators miraculously solved themselves(as only a lada can) after my fiddling
Ari
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