[TR] TR250 emergency flashers update - fixed

[Dave]

There's an old saying: The difference between a mechanical problem and
an electrical problem is the mechanical problem takes a minute to find
and an hour to fix whereas an electrical problem takes an hour to find
an a minute to fix.

The software corollary adds that a software bug takes a week to find
and a second to fix!

Glad you got it fixed.

Dave



-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Elliott <elliottr at rmi.net>
To: triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, Feb 22, 2014 6:51 pm
Subject: Re: [TR] TR250 emergency flashers update - fixed


Just an update - it's fixed.

Well, I did a little more testing and tested for continuity from the
terminal that connects to the relay and a probe about 5 inches up.
There
was continuity in one of the wires, but not the other.

I couldn't see anything wrong, but I took off the solderless connector
-
destroyed it in the process.  I still couldn't see why there wasn't a
good connection.

Then I spent about 2 hours trying to find the same kind of uninsulated
terminal without any luck.  Looked in the Victoria British catalog and
sure enough they have them.  I drove over picked 6 up (just so I can
have some at home to lose).

Put one on the wires, hooked it up and the flashers work.

So Dave, you were right.

Roger

On 02/22/2014 11:52 AM, Roger Elliott wrote:
> Thanks everyone for the suggestions and information.  I did double
> check the wire, there is no continuity between the purple and red
wire
> at the hazard relay and the hazard flasher.  So, I guess I will need
> to bite the bullet and dig into the wiring harness.
>
> Roger
> On 02/18/2014 09:10 PM, Dave wrote:
>> The red/purple wire provides the power to the relay and the flasher
>> -  but only when the flasher switch is in the correct position.  If
>> the flashers work with the jumper then the wire from the switch is
>> good so all you need to do is fix the wire to the flasher.  I don't
>> know the relative locations of those two parts on a TR250 but on a
>> TR6 they are pretty close together.  It should not be too big a pain
>> to open up the harness and fix the wire.  However, it is more likely
>> the problem is at the connection points so start there.
>>
>> There is a special harness tape that has no adhesive.  You need a
bit
>> of electrical tape at each end to keep it from unraveling. Since
>> there is no adhesive the wires can shift about inside the wrap which
>> makes it possible to manipulate the harness and conform it to the
>> route it must take.  If you wrap a harness with electrical tape it
>> will be too stiff for that.  You can buy harness tape from British
Wire.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Roger Elliott <elliottr at rmi.net>
>> To: Triumphs <Triumphs at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Tue, Feb 18, 2014 6:41 pm
>> Subject: [TR] TR250 emergency flashers
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> The emergency flashers on my wife's TR250 don't work.  I was looking
at
>> the wiring diagram.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Roger Elliott
>
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