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Offline BC

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Lights left on buzzer
« on: 20 September 2004, 23:12 »
I bought a "lights still on" alarm kit from Maplins (Velleman-kit K3505) to
remind me to turn the bloody lights off before I get out the car, because
I always leave them on.(Bad habit)

Anyways, there's three connections off the kit.
G = Ground
L = Light bulb +wire (Dip wire)
C = Switch connection (Dip switch)

The way I have it wired at the moment means the alarm wont go off if I
leave the right indicator on, (Right park) and then switch the ignition off.
But it does work in all other instances - Headlights/Dip/Left park.

This is the way it's wired at the moment.
G = Ground
L = Thin Grey/Black wire (Back of light switch unit)
C = Thick Black/Yellow wire (Back of light switch unit)

I know it's a bit anal but, I'd like it to go off in all positions.  Besides,
I'm sick of my neighbour knocking on my door laughing his head off
saying "Guess what?" ;D

Oh yeah, how do I insert an image to a thread here?

Thanks in advance

Offline JMallows

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Re: Lights left on buzzer
« Reply #1 on: 21 September 2004, 12:12 »
If its of any help, i did mine a different, and much simpler way. With a 12V buzzer/alarm wire one side of the buzzer to the door switch (earth side) and wire the live side to anything thats at 12V with the lights on. I used the light in the heated rear screen switch. This way, if the lights are on, and the door is open, the alrm goes off. Th only prob is its regardless of ignition, although thats not hard to remedy. It doesn't come on with parking lights though, but that doesn't matter, really?


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Blue MK2

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Re: Lights left on buzzer
« Reply #2 on: 21 September 2004, 12:21 »
when i leave the car, my Sony head unit beeps 3 times whcih reminds me to switch the lights off and take the sterio face off  :D

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Re: Lights left on buzzer
« Reply #3 on: 22 September 2004, 00:25 »
Wish I could make sense of those Haynes wiring diagrams :'(

If I could get it to work in all instances, I'd write a tutorial or something and pop it in the Garage section or whatever, for what it's worth. :-\

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Re: Lights left on buzzer
« Reply #4 on: 03 October 2004, 03:25 »
Bump.

I know some techy here knows :)

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Re: Lights left on buzzer
« Reply #5 on: 03 October 2004, 11:40 »
My way still works fine!  ;D


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Re: Lights left on buzzer
« Reply #6 on: 06 October 2004, 19:12 »
try an autoelectrics place there is a buzzer for what you want they are connected to the rear lights left and right and have  4 wires 2 for the lights one for ignition and neutral/ground they work so that when either of the rear lights are on it buzzes when the engine is off only other way is with 2 buzzers fitted.

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Re: Lights left on buzzer
« Reply #7 on: 06 October 2004, 20:10 »
Yeah, thanks for that Rain,

If it costs much more than the ?8 I spent on the Velleman kit, then I may as well get another.

Or maybe I can sort something out whith a diode.  Nah, my brain's begining to hurt allready :D

Rain

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Re: Lights left on buzzer
« Reply #8 on: 06 October 2004, 21:45 »
for anyone with electronics know how or if you want to try and put a lights on buzzer heres a picture of how its wired youll need 3 high capacity diodes and a buzzer good soldering would be handy.



« Last Edit: 06 October 2004, 22:09 by Rain »

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Re: Lights left on buzzer
« Reply #9 on: 06 October 2004, 22:10 »
not sure if there the right fuses check the board but its left rear and side light and left rear and side light.