what are the MUST HAVE warning lamps?
blakep82 - 19/1/12 at 12:13 AM
so far i've got
indicators (green)
main beam (blue)
brake fluid warning (red) - (which i'll have with a push button to test, no handbrake warning)
hazard light (red)
fog light (amber as per manual, though i've seen red in cars)
thats what i've already got installed
still to put in:
oil pressure (amber)
battery charge (red) - i've also got this going to my starter button so it comes on when the engines not already running, but will put this to a
lamp too
speedo and other gauges will light up with head lights
i've got an LED fuel gauge with green amber and red lights, which isn't required, but i've got one
what have i missed?
I'm going to do them all with 10mm LEDs, i don't like normal bulbs, they look rubbish, in fact the only bulbs i'll have are the
headlights
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[Edited on 19/1/12 by blakep82]
loggyboy - 19/1/12 at 09:37 AM
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
fog light (amber as per manual, though i've seen red in cars)
Seems like you have all of them.
BTW All colours for telltales etc are effectively advisory -
Note 3: Tables A and B are for guidance only any method of identification or colours may be used providing this would cause no confusion to the
driver.
[Edited on 19/1/12 by loggyboy]
owelly - 19/1/12 at 09:59 AM
You may need to think about the charge light if you intend using an LED as the filament in the lamp makes the field current for the alternator.
Peteff - 19/1/12 at 11:07 AM
Can you still have a beep instead of indicator warning lights ? Sorry to hijack but just thought of it.
loggyboy - 19/1/12 at 11:17 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Can you still have a beep instead of indicator warning lights ? Sorry to hijack but just thought of it.
4.
There must be a audible or visual tell tale fitted to indicate the operation of any indicators such that would not cause confusion to the driver (see
note 1)
blakep82 - 19/1/12 at 11:52 AM
quote:
Originally posted by owelly
You may need to think about the charge light if you intend using an LED as the filament in the lamp makes the field current for the alternator.
thats right, i might need to have a filament bulb hidden away, but if my standard grade physics is right, V=IxR or rather I=V/R, with 2 LEDs (charge
and starter button) beight 12v leds with resisteros connected, i wonder if thats enough? i've got a filament warning lamp already, so like i said
i don't mind hiding one away somewhere.
"Note 3: Tables A and B are for guidance only any method of identification or colours may be used providing this would cause no confusion to the
driver."
i think that section is more to do with labeling the switches or lamps (ie having the hazrd symbol on them, or brake warning symbol) as that same
section says just above it
"Identification of certain controls, tell tales and indicators is mandatory and is covered in other relevant sections. This section only applies
to optional identification where provided."
if i was to look in every section, i'm bound to miss something! interestingly though, looking at the direction indicator section, no mention of
the indicator warning lamps being green? i thought they had to be?
loggyboy - 19/1/12 at 11:58 AM
I think the general concencus and the wording used throughout the manual is - 'cause no confusion to the driver'
If you have a light of any colour undewhich there is logo or wording stating Fog Light - thats not going to cause confusion.
You dont even need to have indicator warning lights at all (you can have a audible warning, or if you can see the front indicators themselves from the
drivers sear), so i guess their view is it doesnt really matter if they are green, thats just whats considered 'standard'.
If you go back to the fog light section, it specfically states it can be any colour:
6.
Must be fitted with an operational “tell-tale” lamp (non-flashing) visible from the driving position
7.
Either the switch or tell tale must clearly indicate that operation relates to the Rear Fog lights (see Note 1).
Note 1: This may be achieved by an unlit pictogram (see section 33) or appropriate words, the tell tale may be any colour provided it cannot be
confused with any other tell tale.
[Edited on 19/1/12 by loggyboy]
