Fiat Ducato rear indicator

Boxerman said:
You can get gas powered ones that run off lighter fuel :)

Frank
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Well I will attempt to give it a go tomorrow, I am holed up I dont particularly want to draw the attention of the boys in blue...or confuse other motorists for that matter deliberately driving what i know at present is a defective vehicle.

Thank you to everyone for your input..

rgards

Channa
 
Bloody hell it works !!!!!

Thanks everyone for your help rear indicator flashing :):):):)

I was in Maplins at 11 am bought a butane soldering iron for £20 reduced from £32 and a mutimeter for £7.

I couldnt /cant get the meter to measure owt, and more than likely operator error on my part all this volts amps and resistance business.

Anyway soldered a pieced of wire to the live lug and used a couple of bullet connectors to the original live lead..

At first it didnt work and I think it was a poor joint.on the solder ( at least 35 years since i soldered and was'nt that good at it even then)

Anyway indicator started to flash ....ask no questions put it back together quickly and all is well.

I could have bought a bulb holder from a reckers for £15 plus vat, So it cost me a bit more, however I have another little job to do with the iron ...A horn problem at the steering boss end.

And probably a useful tool to have in the van.

Thank you all again for your input

Channa
 
Boxerman said:
Glad you got it fixed :)

Frank
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Thanks , Has anyone got the numpties guide to using a multimeter though?

I am sure it isnt broken !!!.. more the idiot trying to operate it !!!:rolleyes:

I thought it would be a good idea for battery checks and other electrical bits and bats that the Goodship camper throws at me now and again.


I was touching everything I could with the probes and all it said was 0,00.

I really dont want to visit a young lady friend ( well perhaps:rolleyes:) and stick my probes in her sockets.....one can get an unwelcome reputation that way :eek:

Channa
 
channa said:
Thanks , Has anyone got the numpties guide to using a multimeter though?

I am sure it isnt broken !!!.. more the idiot trying to operate it !!!:rolleyes:

I thought it would be a good idea for battery checks and other electrical bits and bats that the Goodship camper throws at me now and again.


I was touching everything I could with the probes and all it said was 0,00.

I really dont want to visit a young lady friend ( well perhaps:rolleyes:) and stick my probes in her sockets.....one can get an unwelcome reputation that way :eek:

Channa
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They need a battery inside!!!

Rick
 
Well done, see perseverance always wins, Now about that Multimeter, If it was new it would have come with a little piece of paper, these are called instructions, I would read them if I was You.:D:D:D:D
 
bigboack said:
Well done, see perseverance always wins, Now about that Multimeter, If it was new it would have come with a little piece of paper, these are called instructions, I would read them if I was You.:D:D:D:
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:confused::confused::I have done:eek:, unusual fir a bloke I know, watched the links provided earlier by Big G and to be honest totally confused:eek:

It mentions it can measure voltage ac/ dc , resistance and all that, but not sure in the first place what I should be measuring :confusedIt seems you need to make it part of the circuit to work out whats happening ? ( challenge one understanding circuits !!)

I made a post earlier implying that a testing screwdriver with croc clips was a dangerous weapon in my hands and asked what I attached the clips too....sadly that was a serious question :eek::rolleyes:

Still I have a new toy to play with and perhaps learn summat, first negative (pun intended ) is removing the one in my head.

Channa
 
This symbol is DC volts (what you have in the van.

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Set it to the correct range - 20

Ohms (resistance) is the Greek letter symbol

Set it to 20K. When you touch the red and black probes together, the reading goes from 1 down to 0.0. When you test a circuit and it stays at 1 then there is a break in it.

The other range is Alternating current ( AC volts) suitable for your mains circuits. Set it to a figure above 250 volts.
 
maingate said:
This symbol is DC volts (what you have in the van.

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Set it to the correct range - 20

Ohms (resistance) is the Greek letter symbol

Set it to 20K. When you touch the red and black probes together, the reading goes from 1 down to 0.0. When you test a circuit and it stays at 1 then there is a break in it.

The other range is Alternating current ( AC volts) suitable for your mains circuits. Set it to a figure above 250 volts.
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Funny feeling maingate after introducing my hound and tickling the whippets I will be asking for a crash lesson should we encouter on a wildy somewhere !!:D

Channa
 
channa said:
Thanks , Has anyone got the numpties guide to using a multimeter though?

I am sure it isnt broken !!!.. more the idiot trying to operate it !!!:rolleyes:

I thought it would be a good idea for battery checks and other electrical bits and bats that the Goodship camper throws at me now and again.


I was touching everything I could with the probes and all it said was 0,00.

I really dont want to visit a young lady friend ( well perhaps:rolleyes:) and stick my probes in her sockets.....one can get an unwelcome reputation that way :eek:

Channa
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A little update, and opportunity for you to take the Mickey.

I took the multimeter back to maplins today, politely explained I couldnt get a reading. no matter what I did it sticked at 0.00.

I even touched the positive side of the battery and earthed the black lead to the engine block and still nothing:mad:

Anyway the fella said to me no problem I will test it for you. At which point he pulled the caps of the probes. to expose the metal..

Ermmm Stop I said, I think I know the problem....( I hadn't removed the caps )

And btw no where in the destructions does it mention pulling off the protective caps!!

:eek::eek::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Channa
 
You go to the top of the class for numpties, Still laughing at it now.:):):):):):):)
 
You can blame me Channa as I did not specifically tell you to do that. :D

I did`nt think he was as gormless as that:p
 
maingate said:
You can blame me Channa as I did not specifically tell you to do that. :D

I did`nt think he was as gormless as that:p
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I would love to tell you I was pulling your legs , but sadly its true :(:eek::eek:

It seems this understanding electrics mallarkey may take some time !

Channa
 
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