RK
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| posted on 12/3/10 at 12:53 AM |
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requirement for clutch switch
I need a switch wired into my clutch pedal or gearbox somehow, so the starter can't engage without the clutch depressed - provincial regulation
apparently. I have tried using a switch that engaged when the pedal pushed it, something like those electric brake light switches on Triumphs etc.
Well, it shorts out rather easily.
Does anybody have any ideas on a possibly suitable, reliable switch? Remember, there is a quite a bit of juice going through it because it's the
starter.
It's the most recent unexpected glitch in my disaster prone build. I almost started a fire today which doesn't bear thinking about
further... Thanks!
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ashg
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| posted on 12/3/10 at 01:17 AM |
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use a relay. i can draw you a simple diagram if you need it.
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RK
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| posted on 12/3/10 at 02:33 AM |
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Yes please Ash! I really am getting tired of doing one thing, only to have another electrical problem start. Obviously I am over my head.
How many hours would be involved for a professional wiring job on a seven type car, not including the engine (I'm getting someone else to do
megasquirt)? Just so I can get an idea of how much I may need to spend.
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steve m
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| posted on 12/3/10 at 08:23 AM |
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nstead of using the main feed wire thru the switch, why not use the power feed (low amps) from the fuse box, from your starter button/switch
steve
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 12/3/10 at 08:33 AM |
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A microswitch mounted on the bellhousing thats attached to the clutch arm would be easier to install, and easier to maintain.
The micriswitch circuit would engage the relay to close the circuit to the starter. Get a 30A relay, that shold be fine.
The microswitch circuit would be powered by the ignition.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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wilkingj
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| posted on 12/3/10 at 10:27 AM |
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Why not use an old style brake pedal switch, that has a spring to the pedal. Open circuit when the pedal is up, and short circuit when the pedal is
depressed. Use it to fire a relay in the pull wire of the starter motor (Not the main Battery feed).
Shouldnt be too hard to do.
Finding the right type of switch and mounting it is the hard bit!
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
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RK
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| posted on 12/3/10 at 02:14 PM |
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That switch is the kind of thing I was using, but I couldn't get it to operate correctly. I like the idea of using the switch on the bell
housing, but I can't do that because I only have arms so long, and can't reach it all at once.
My point above was that all these are great ideas, that I have a lot of difficulty visualising. I need wiring diagrams, and someone else to actually
place the device (s) on the vehicle. I keep getting it wrong. Hard to do when all the people that know what i'm talking about are on another
continent.
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