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some electrical advice please,
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:34 pm
by 2newbies
Hi everyone....I'm in the process of fitting a TM2 temp gauge,I have a willinton kit fitted so have wired the temp gauge to the top of fuse 8(with an inline fuse).....works fine until I turn the lights on..then the gauge goes out ,comes back on when the lights are turned off again.......bad earth maybe?......paul
Re: some electrical advice please,
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 12:18 am
by Simon Jones
Fuse 8 does the radio amongst other things, so if it has been re-wired so the radio is on the LB, you should move the TM2 to a feed that is switched with the ignition. Maybe 9 (engine management) or 10 (dashboard).
Re: some electrical advice please,
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:58 pm
by Spencer54
It might be your earth isn't an earth at all and that when the lights go on voltage hits that and it becomes live.
I had exactly the same issue with my coolant alarm - soon as high beam went on it went off.
Try moving the earth somewhere direct to the body.
Re: some electrical advice please,
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 11:14 pm
by 2newbies
Thanks - you were dead right... re-earthed it actually to the vehicle body and now works fine!
Cheers for your help...
Paul
Re: some electrical advice please,
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 11:45 pm
by Bob
Well done, Guys.
