Craig81
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| posted on 11/8/04 at 06:03 PM |
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flasher!!
Hi all,
just finished putting in my loom. Every thing seems to work ok but have just noticed something im unsure about. Im using serria switchs, and with my
lights turned on my dip/main beam works fine and when you pull the stork back on dip it flashs main beam. however, when i turn my lights off, and pull
back to flash lights noting happerns. Is it an sva requirement to be ableto flash the head lights with out the lights switch to on??.
(sorry for wafferling)
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JoelP
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| posted on 11/8/04 at 06:15 PM |
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yes, it is a requirement. (i think!) i suspect you have just made the wiring a little too simple. The switches work by earthing a current. The
'push' flash uses a different earth to the 'pull' flash, namely one in the light switch on the other side. Hence the flash has
a perminant earth, but the push flash only can earth with the lights on, hence the main beam doesnt come on.
The wiring stuff is right but i may be wrong about having to have the flash all the time.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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alister667
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| posted on 11/8/04 at 07:41 PM |
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Mine does exactly that and passed the SVA. Mind you that does not mean yours will pass that way too (see lots of discussions on how crap the SVA
is!).
I had a browse around the regs before my SVA (I was aware of the problem - it was as Joel describes) but did not see any mention of it in the SVA regs
so chanced it and it passed.
Short answer - God only knows!!
http://members.lycos.co.uk/alister667/
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kingr
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| posted on 12/8/04 at 07:22 AM |
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I don't think it's a requirement, but it's probably worth sorting out anyway - it'll come in handy.
Kingr
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Steve @ sVc
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| posted on 12/8/04 at 10:49 AM |
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No need to be able to flash headlights - this is not a "recognised" signal.
Regards
Steve @ sVc
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