In a message dated 96-05-13 00:00:12 EDT, I wrote:
>Anyway, I have a few questions for the group.
>
>1) My hooters have hooted their last hoot. Anyone know where to get
>replacements (there's stuff that sounds like sand inside and I get 12V up at
>the horn mechanism - which I now have assembled, thanks to Chris Richards
and
>Frank Marrone - where I thought I was supposed to see ground);
>
>
I don't think I was altogether clear here about the 12V.
Obviously there should be a 12V potential between the plates at the horn
mechanism, but I only get that 12V from the upper horn plate (connected to
the horn ring) and a chassis ground...my lower contact plate is not grounded.
HOWEVER, I do not have continuity between the lugs on the horns themselves.
SHOULD I? It is a mystery to me how the 12V is reaching the horn ring plate
if there is an open circuit inside the horns (yes, I did check for a short in
the wiring to the horns). I suspect that the connectors at the horns are
shorting out, since the insulating material seems pretty much shot, but I
cannot seem to duplicate the short with the horns out of the car. At any
rate, I have a 12V wire and a horn ring wire leading to each horn, so good
horns ought to work (if I fix the ground at the horn mechanism).
I hope that makes my problem a little clearer.
Rick Hoefle
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