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Posted 25 May 2013 - 07:50 AM

Does it work Stinga?

I got mine last week too - tested it, and it doesn't work!

Works for the moment the dwitch is pressed, but stops as soon as it's released.... can't adjust via the screw....They are sending me another.

 

For the buzzer, I've got one of these http://www.jaycar.co...w.asp?ID=AB3456 - it's ear peircing, so hopefully I will hear it over the engine with a helmet on!



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Posted 25 May 2013 - 12:28 PM

i havent tried mine yet, i will test it this arvo. i ordered a little reversing buzzer, i think its 90db but it hasnt turned up yet. i will let you know how the relay goes



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Posted 25 May 2013 - 06:17 PM

i thought about testing it but im not even going to pretend i know how to wire it up, can you draw me a pretty picture?



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Posted 25 May 2013 - 06:42 PM

Hi...might be a bit late and at appx $150 might be a bit exy....but these plug into a standard base and Ive used them before on an airbag project with no probs.

Remembering that pin 87 is the opposite to pin 87a, you should get a delayed turn on of the buzzer circuit.

Also..i think they are made in Aus , in SA somewhere.....had good customer service when I rang them with a question too.

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Posted 25 May 2013 - 08:43 PM

i thought about testing it but im not even going to pretend i know how to wire it up, can you draw me a pretty picture?


Look at the pictures on the listing - 12v +ve & ground = power supply, trigger = 2 wires to your push button, and then you want the "normally closed" circuit (circuit opens when you press the button, hence stopping the buzzer) so the positive wire from your warning light goes into the normally closed terminal, and then out of the "common" to the buzzer.... at least that's how I understand it!

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Posted 26 May 2013 - 12:34 AM

cheers, just didnt know what the 2 commons were all about. i will try it in the morning



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Posted 26 May 2013 - 02:22 PM

just tested mine and it works a treat, and the adjustment for the delay works fine too.

 

just not sure what the deal is with mounting the relay? as its just a bit of circuit board



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Posted 26 May 2013 - 04:21 PM

can i just get a little black plastic electrical project box thing and use some foam to stop it rattling around inside. not too dodgey?



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Posted 26 May 2013 - 05:00 PM

can i just get a little black plastic electrical project box thing and use some foam to stop it rattling around inside. not too dodgey?

 

Use some hot glue or good double sided tape to fix into a project box and It will be all good



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Posted 04 June 2013 - 07:49 PM

Oops.....
Contacted the seller when mine didn't work, and they were good enough to send me a replacement.... which arrived today.
When I tested it in the same way as the last, it didn't work either!!!
Got to thinking "I can't be this unlucky, I must be doing something wrong...?"
So I tested the power supply - I was using my 12v battery charger - turns out it's not 12v, is only 10v!
Found a 12v blister pack, and tried that - they both worked perfectly!!!
Dash is now sorted with red 'oil' light at the top ( where the brake light was), and brake light down the bottom, LED globes & buzzer. Just have to wire it all back and, including the timer, and hopefully we won't make the same mistake again!!!

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Posted 04 June 2013 - 09:15 PM

i tested the reversing beeper i got off ebay, its pretty loud!!



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Posted 10 June 2013 - 05:19 PM

Finished wiring it all up today, and got the dash back in - works a treat!

I swapper the brake light & oil light around, so that the oil light is at the top where it is more visible.

I also replaced the globe with an LED globe which is nice & bright

Because I found that the 2 warning lights are actually slightly different sizes, I made new lenses out of a broken tale light & blinker lense.

Installed the timer switch, with a push button under the lower dash.

here's a little vid of the buzzer in action.

http://youtu.be/TDCWDzH2XXQ

Because I wired up the power supply for the timer from the ignition power, it activates the timer when you turn the ignition on. I've set the timer at about 2min 45sec, so you can turn the ignition on and the buzzer wont squeal until the timer deactivates.






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