dave1888
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| posted on 9/7/07 at 10:07 PM |
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Brake fluid level switch
Do i need to fit a dash switch as well as a fluid float switch for sva.
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NeilP
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| posted on 9/7/07 at 10:09 PM |
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Nope - Fluid float switch tis nuff...
If you pay peanuts...
Mentale, yar? Yar, mentale!
Drive it like you stole it!
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RazMan
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| posted on 9/7/07 at 10:10 PM |
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You need to have some means of testing the fluid warning light from the driving seat - most people use the handbrake warning switch connected in
parallel.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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caber
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| posted on 9/7/07 at 10:58 PM |
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How do they test float switch for SVA?
Caber
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Peteff
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| posted on 9/7/07 at 11:07 PM |
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He unscrewed the cap on mine and lifted it out then looked at the light, also pressed the domed switch on the fluid cap and pulled the handbrake.
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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BenB
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| posted on 9/7/07 at 11:59 PM |
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Yup. Unscrewing and pulling out the brake cap is the usual method of SVA testing with the handbrake light as a bulb test function.
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bilbo
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| posted on 10/7/07 at 07:59 AM |
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This bit with the handbrake confuses me. Can you not have two seperate warning lights, one for the brake fluid and one for the handbrake?
If not, why? Personally, I'd like to know whether I have a leak in the brake circuit, or that I've just left the handbrake on.
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RazMan
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| posted on 10/7/07 at 08:10 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bilbo
This bit with the handbrake confuses me. Can you not have two seperate warning lights, one for the brake fluid and one for the handbrake?
If not, why? Personally, I'd like to know whether I have a leak in the brake circuit, or that I've just left the handbrake on.
If you have two panel lights you will then have to install a separate switch to check the light is working every time you switch the ignition on. It
just makes better sense to make the handbrake switch do two jobs. The warning symbol is generally accepted as being the same too.
I find it a nice touch really - ignition on, warning light comes on (so automatic check that light is working) Handbrake off, light goes off.
Playing devil's advocate here, just because the light works doesn't neccessarily mean that your float switch is working so it's best
to give it a prod from time to time
[Edited on 10-7-07 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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dave1888
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| posted on 10/7/07 at 05:43 PM |
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As ever guys the fountain of knowledge, Thanks.
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