The other gauges lighting comes on with key to AUX. On Monday, August 26, 2002, at 12:47 AM, Terry Rudd wrote:
> Mark, > > Not a problem about the gauge wiring, I didn't realise the significance > until I tried to figure the dip switch anomaly. Your tacho and oil > pressure > gauge lighting definitely is not the cause as that's the correct way to > connect gauge wiring on a 1600 and how Mr Datsun designed it to work. > The > other gauges could have something to do with it though, their lighting > is > obviously powered from somewhere that's not standard, do they come on > when > your ignition switch is on Aux or only Ign. you're probably going to > discover the park light problem by accident when you've got the dash > out - I > wouldn't worry too much about it as it's not illegal or anything - bit > of a > bugger if you just want to park somewhere dodgy where clearance lights > would > be handy - or evening photo shoots (-: > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark > Sent: Sunday, 25 August 2002 11:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: 1600 parking and light wiring > > > Terry, my apologies for not detailing gauges wiring. I put in the tacho > and oil pressure gauge which run lighting from the clock plug as you > previously recommended. Boost/water temp guages have lighting which > comes on with the ignition - they were already in the car when i bought > it so I don't know the detail - simply switched power from ignition > position "II" I think. My car is running Haltech and N12 ignition barrel > so there's a few non-standard variables here. > > On Sunday, August 25, 2002, at 12:56 PM, Terry Rudd wrote: > >> sure what that does to our theory.) If you tap into a low beam light >> source >> for your gauges then everything will still work lights wise but you'll >> also >> supply an earth for the low beams on both sides of the dipswitch with >> the >> light switch on pos 1. With light switch on P1 and Dip switch towards >> you >> and then I pulled the aux gauge lighting earth off and the light relay >> clicked and low beams go out - sounds very much like what Mark's is >> doing to >> me. > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
