to be clear the hazard switch has to be held down.
if it is up even 1 or 2 mm leaves both the hazard off and the indicators not working. on mine the plastic where there is a little metal hook has worn so it lets the switch raise up a mm. I have to wedge it down with a bit of matchstick. On 18 October 2012 13:52, Chris Young <chris.young...@gmail.com> wrote: > good point - on mine the hazard switch has gone a bit dodgy and has to > be held down a couple mm left the hazards not on and the indicators > not working either. > > if the hazards don't work I would hazard, hey hey, a guess that the > relay may be bust - I believe they contain a bimetallic strip of sorts > which uses heat to create the flash. > > cheers > > Chris > > On 18 October 2012 13:28, Jim Hearne <j...@quantums.info> wrote: >> First thing, do the Hazards work correctly when the indicators don't. >> Press the hazard switch on/off a dozen times and then try the indicators, >> the connections for the indicators go through the hazard switch. >> >> Jim >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: MatthewG >> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 1:13 PM >> To: Quantum Owners Group >> Subject: [Quantum Owners] Indicator oddness >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> My Q has recently developed an odd fault where the indicator doesn't >> do anything for the first ten miles of a journey. The stalk still >> works to control full beam but the indicators don't respond to it >> until the engine is completely warmed up. I'm therefore guessing that >> perhaps something somewhere is responding to heat and comes back to >> life once it's warm. I don't yet know if it's a fault with the stalk >> or something else. I'm not in the same league of troubleshooting >> experts as the rest of you so I thought it sensible to ask here if >> anyone else has experienced this before I start taking things apart. >> Any advice gratefully received. >> >> Matthew >> Q2-275 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Quantum Owners Group" group. >> To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en >> >> IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" >> basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum >> Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or >> in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any >> person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or >> alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained >> within this or related message(s). >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Quantum Owners Group" group. >> To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en >> >> IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" >> basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum >> Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or >> in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any >> person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or >> alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained >> within this or related message(s). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s).
