[Healeys] update---horn blowing on its' own

[Curtis Arndt]

Listers,

Some folks could not open the document I sent in Word Format, so here is
the PDF version.

Cheers,

Curt

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 3:09 PM Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tom,
>
> This is why when I restore a trafficator switch, and the owner wants to
> wire it himself, I include the attached instructions.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 11:45 AM Tom Felts <tomfelts at windstream.net> wrote:
>
>> I ended up pulling the old wiring out of the tube and replacing it with
>> new.   What I found was a bare wire on the brown wire------such that when I
>> pushed the column in it would push that bare spot up against the
>> tube---closing the circuit and blowing the horn.  All is well now.
>>
>> The task is a pain but really not too bad.  I had to cut three of the
>> bullets off, wrap the wire with a piece of wire and pill it thru.  then
>> reattach the bullets. (you do need another hand up above to guide it into
>> the inner tube).
>>
>> I use the Flan air horns and they use a relay---I had forgotten I had a
>> horn relay installed and couldn't figure out why I got a click but no horn
>> when I hooked it all back up and tried to blow the horn-------short
>> answer--the relay had quit.  New relay--all is well.
>>
>> If you ever do this job remember that two of the 4 wire attachment posts
>> are "floating" posts and will fall out when you remove the wire if you
>> don't block them from behind--and THIS is bad news-----------you either
>> spend tons of time trying tore-insert them ( using a flat small object or
>> you take the trafficator apart in order to get them back in---not what you
>> want to do.
>>
>> Thankfully mine is back together and working nicely.
>> Tom
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>
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