| kitb |
Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:44 pm |
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this is my first post, I've got a 73 pan with a Thunderbug on top. I'll see if I can figure out a pic. Anyway, I went with a alternator conversion and I originally had a vdo ampmeter, I switched it to a voltmeter, everything is hooked up including the red dashlight. That is where my question lies, the light is on all the time its running, is there a way to get the light to be off most the time , and turn on when there is a problem? diode, relay, I don't know
thanks in advance
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| seabeebuggy |
Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:19 pm |
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| Something is not hooked up correctly. sorry I don't know enough to help you but I have the same thing with out the light problem. |
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| dirtydeedss |
Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:22 pm |
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[quoteThat is where my question lies, the light is on all the time its running, is there a way to get the light to be off most the time , and turn on when there is a problem?quote]
hook a switch up to it and turn it on when theres a problem :lol: sorry i had to |
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| UncleBob |
Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:49 am |
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Is your dummy light hooked up like this?
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| joemama |
Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:54 am |
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| to clarify, the idiot light must have power going to it, from a source that is switched off when the car is not running, when the alternator is not charging, D+ becomes a ground, and the idiotlight comes on. If you have the idiot light grounded, then D+ is supplying power while the car is running, and the idiot light is always on. |
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| jettago |
Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:29 pm |
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Does this apply when using a generator as well?
My first post too..pretty cool, huh? |
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