AFT warning bleeper

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AFT warning bleeper

Post by TerryG » Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:04 pm

How does it cut out? I mean, what is the actual device (microswitch?) that causes the bleeper to stop when the roof is fully open? I presume it's located somewhere along the channel. I only ask because mine has become rather temperamental and sometimes doesn't cut out even though the roof is fully open. No similar problem with the close warning.
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Re: AFT warning bleeper

Post by haydn callow » Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:22 pm

you may think your roof is fully open but in fact probably just needs a little push up to turn the beep off.
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Re: AFT warning bleeper

Post by missfixit70 » Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:04 pm

Could well be the microswitch, this thread (one of many) may help - http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... icroswitch
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Re: AFT warning bleeper

Post by Velocette » Mon Aug 29, 2011 10:56 pm

Might be my imagination, but I find that giving the throttle a little blip seems to help.
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Re: AFT warning bleeper

Post by Jezza » Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:26 pm

Ours started doing the same thing recently - found a wee shove (not too hard, just a light press with the palm of your hand) resolved it - then after reading about this on another entry foung that raising the roof with the enging running seemed to resolve it too
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Re: AFT warning bleeper

Post by missfixit70 » Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:39 pm

Roof should always be raised with the engine runnning, mine occasionally needs lowering a bit & lifting again a couple of times to get it to lock out, especially if it's been dormant for a while, raising the revs on the engine may help a bit too as it increases the alternator output with load on it.
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