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 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 7:53 pm |
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Joined: Apr 21, 2010
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Location: Bournemouth/Christchurch
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Hi Guys,
Having issues with my front drivers side indicator, I took my headlamps out to replace the bulbs, I put them back in, it was working fine for a week then the indicator starts to become intermittent.
It then eventually decides to stop working, I then test the bulb in the other side and it works fine. I checked the connector and it doesn't seem lose.
Was wondering if it was a fuse or a loose connection somewhere else?
Driving a 54 plate diesel. Any help would be great.
Thanks
Royce
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:18 am |
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Location: Bath UK
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You don't say what "issues" you had with your indicator before or why you took the headlight out to replace the bulbs but it should be easy enough. I'd check for power and a good earth at the headlight connectors. If you have then you can eliminate fuse/ switch/ wiring etc and you know the fault is internal to the headlight cluster. Then I'd look for reasons for a poor contact in the headlight unit like surface corrosion of terminals, circuit board contacts etc
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 10:57 am |
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Location: darlington
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Yeah..just get a voltmeter or a testlight and check the bulb connector for flashing/intermittent signal with the indicator on.....have u tried it with the hazards on???
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:07 pm |
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Location: Swindon
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If you haven't used a voltmeter before you need to understand how they work and what can go wrong. I have seen many people use these and try to measure voltage without the negative lead being on a good earth point. there are many pitfalls fault finding electrical issues for a novice.
If, you are a novice then a test light is a better device than a meter.
If you cant see a lead obviously off, loose connection or bulb replacement doesn't work I would get a knowledgeable mate to have a look.
I would volunteer but Bournemouth is just a bit too far.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:30 pm |
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If you have a voltmeter take out the indicator bulb holder from the light and remove the bulb; put one probe to the connection in the middle of the holder and the other to the metal the makes up the outer contact. Make sure the probes can't short out the holder and have someone else operate the indicators/hazards your should see a pulsing 12V, otherwise it's likely you have a wiring/fuse fault.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:10 pm |
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Joined: Aug 04, 2011
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Location: Swindon
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Gentlemen you are trying to teach a novice to use a test meter. That is, in my opinion, pointless.
He may well see a pulsing 12V with the meter but if the meter had the same internal resistance as the bulb it might only read 0.5V. In fact, depending on the fault, it could be anywhere between 12V and the smallest fraction of a volt.
You need to understand a lot more than reading numbers from a display before understanding the effect that a meter itself can have on the circuit and how the circuit resistance can affect the reading on a meter and make that reading completely inaccurate.
OP: double check all the connections including unplugging them and reconnecting them - that may be enough to clean any dirty connections.
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