If you use the existing switch won't the buzzer sound when
you turn on the courtesy light switch ?(it would mimic the
door being open)
Martin
On Mon, 1 Nov 1999 01:09:48 -0330 Andrew Proudfoot
<amproud@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Slick, I like it!!! I'll let you know when I get around to it!!
> Any reason why one couldn't use an existing switch?
>
> Andy Proudfoot 77B
> Gander, Nfld
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
> To: MG list <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: October 31, 1999 8:17 PM
> Subject: "lights on" warning
>
>
> >
> >There are a few times when I want lights on without the ignition being
> >on, & I did not want to go to the trouble of wiring a relay from the
> >ignition to the light switch, so here is a very simple solution:
> >
> >Install a 2nd switch in the door jamb, similar to the one that turns on
> >(?) your courtesy light- you know, that blinding source of light on your
> >console. This switch makes ground when the door is opened. Splice into
> >one of your parking lights- not the turn signal wire- by using a double
> >Lucar connector, or your preferred method, as long as it is not a
> >"Scotch lock". connect the 2 wires- one from the light, the other from
> >the jamb switch- to the buzzer of your choice. Mine came from a 70's MG,
> >& had only 2 terminals. The seat belt buzzers from later MG's have a
> >connector I can't fathom. Any 12V buzzer from Rat Shack or some other
> >source will work just fine.
> >
> >I used the parking lamp rather than the head lite, since they are less
> >noticible, & therefore easier to leave on.
> >
> >Jim Stuart
> >
> >V8 B's & '68 Bronco
> >
> >
>
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