[Healeys] ignition warning light

[Mark Donaldson]

Simon,

I don’t believe whether a charging system is generator or alternator makes any difference.  

The light is there only as a ‘tell tale’.   It doesn’t need to offer a resistance, and the current drain of that little LED is tiny.

My suggestion is – try it and see.

 

Cheers

Mark

 

From: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com <simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com> 
Sent: Friday, 30 September 2022 11:18 PM
To: 'Mark Donaldson' <ardmorebusiness at xtra.co.nz>; warthodson at aol.com
Cc: 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: [Healeys] ignition warning light

 

Sounds like a plan to me. Still – to revert to the original question – not sure about using an LED in the ignition warning light. Maybe with a generator, but not with an alternator. Can’t remember!

Simon

 

From: Mark Donaldson <ardmorebusiness at xtra.co.nz <mailto:ardmorebusiness at xtra.co.nz> > 
Sent: 30 September 2022 10:37
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Subject: RE: [Healeys] ignition warning light

 

Gary, and Simon,

I bought some last year for my BN2 and tri-carb.  They are 12v LEDs in GREEN.  I can now easily see the direction indicator light in daylight.

Make sure your LED is green, and not white, as the light intensity tends to bleach out the green of the plastic case.

Cost me NZ $7   That’s ‘peanuts’ in any currency.

My next job is to fit an audible alarm so that I can hear when the indicator is on.   Ditto for leaving my lights on.

 

Mark

Ardmore, NZ

 



 

From: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com <mailto:simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com>  <simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com <mailto:simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com> > 
Sent: Friday, 30 September 2022 5:31 AM
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Cc: 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> >
Subject: Re: [Healeys] ignition warning light

 

Pretty sure that you can’t use LED.

Mine was dim too but I found that to be function of the lens in the dial which, in my case, was too thick. Maybe – as I was recently advised here – take a sheet of thin acetate and punch the appropriate size hole.

Simon

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.teamnet <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> > On Behalf Of warthodson--- via Healeys
Sent: 29 September 2022 16:32
To: healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> 
Subject: [Healeys] ignition warning light

 

Is there a brighter bulb available for the ignition warning lite that will fit a stock 100 socket & be relatively easy to see if it is on or off in day light? I don't care if the bulb is LED or incandescent. 

Gary Hodson

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