Chris_R
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| posted on 26/7/04 at 08:06 PM |
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Sierra Reservoir Wiring
Just a quickie. I've got the "low brake fluid sender" wiring in my hand from the brake fluid reservoir and don't know what to
make of the wiring diagram that haynes have provided. There are three wires. One brown, one brown and yellow and one brown and green. I expect that
one is a permanant live for the test switch on the reservoir cap, one is the earth and one goes to the dash warning lamp. Any idea which is which?
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
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JoelP
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| posted on 26/7/04 at 09:12 PM |
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you are nearly right, but there are in actual fact only 2 contacts on the device - one of these has two wires from it.
A live goes to the dash light, so this system is a switched earth. the wire then goes from the other side of the dash light to the sensor on the
reservoir. there is a branch from this side to continue the wire to the handbrake. it can then either earth thru the other side of the fluid sensor
(if there is low brake fluid), or it can earth thru the handbrake. Hence another way of wiring it could be to have two parallel earths direct from the
bulb. The handbrake wire can be replaced with a switch on the dash, to test the bulb and circuit.
hope that helps, Joel.
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Peteff
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| posted on 26/7/04 at 09:17 PM |
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No it's not.
brown/green goes to the handbrake switch or test switch, brown/yellow goes to the dash light, brown goes direct to earth. The live feed goes to the
other side of the dash light. (edit)You beat me to it Joel, but mine does have 3 terminals.
[Edited on 26/7/04 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Chris_R
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| posted on 26/7/04 at 09:26 PM |
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Well, I think that should do it. Thank you both, you are indeed gentlemen.
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
http://www.chris.renney.dsl.pipex.com/
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