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few electrical queries
steve8274 - 19/10/10 at 07:54 PM

hi all
wiring my car at moment but have a few queries. anyone help?
1. my loom only has 2 wires going to master cylinder cap. cap has 3 connections. any ideas which ones i connect too?
2. gearbox reverse switch leads to a plug which has a black/blue, black and a brown wire looped back on itself. loom has a single light green wire for reverse. any ideas?
3. handbrake has 2 wires. does one connect to switch and other just an earth?
4. is it ok to locate megajolt on firewall or next to battery tray in engne compartment?
thanks for help
much appreciated
steve


nick205 - 19/10/10 at 07:59 PM

1. usually the outer two pins are the switch contacts

2. wire one side of the switch to earth

3. yup, one wire to earth

4. can't see any issue at all

Hope that helps!


snapper - 19/10/10 at 08:30 PM

As above however please consider this.....
EDIS has know issues with under bonnet heat, as a 7 suffers much more than the donor this component is best placed in the cockpit/ under dash area, whilst the Megajolt is a little less heat sensitive it will still benefit from the cooler environment


steve8274 - 19/10/10 at 08:34 PM

hi nick
i dont quite understand point 2. the reverse switch in the gearbox has 2 wires coming from it leading to a connector plug with colours black/blue, black and a brown.
my loom only has one wire. how do i connect. i know the brown is an earth
thanks
steve


nick205 - 19/10/10 at 08:50 PM

Sorry Steve, misread your first post.

Looking at the Haynes manual I'm not sure now...it shows the switch with 2 wires Black/Blue and Black.

I think the Black is the switched earth for the actual lamp itself, but the Black?Blue wanders of to a multifunction switch and an auto-transmission inhibitor....?

Looking back, this maybe why I didn't bother with a reverse lamp. That and the fact it wasn't an SVA requirement (may be for IVA though).