Reversing lamp....

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Does anyone know if there is any legislation on the type of lamp that can be used?? I have a spare white spotlamp I was thinking of using...is this ok or does it have to be a certain lamp??

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Don,t think there is any issues with reversing lamps Colin, use what you like ;)

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I have a feeling that it can only go on when you engage reverse gear and should go out when you disengage reverse,but you should check.
 
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Originally posted by Lulu

I have a feeling that it can only go on when you engage reverse gear and should go out when you disengage reverse,but you should check.



yes i know that..it is wired to a switch on the gearbox so will only come on when reverse is selected:)

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Which brings me to the next problem:D....

Ok, so i wired into the the fusebox so i only have 'live' when ignition switched on...through an inline fuse (20amp) to the switch on gearbox.....from there to the lamp and from lamp to earth!.....thing is there's only 8 volts reaching the lamp!.....any ideas???...the cable I used should be ample for the purpose..

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sounds silly but try a better earth m8. can make a world of differance. otherwise it could be a faulty reverse switch or possibly dirty terminals. could try taking the sitch out and cleaning it all up inside (assuming you didnt do that already lol)

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The switch was all cleaned up recently and all terminals are new...the earth is attached to the chassis in a freshly drilled hole...however I will double check it all again:)

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when i put dollies 1 on i drilled a fresh hole but it wouldnt work, so i took off a bit of paint around the whole and bolted the earth up then painted over the bolt to stop water getting in. works a treat now (although its on a dash mounted manual switch atm) might help with yours m8

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Ok, so took the switch off, took it apart and cleaned it...

at the switch, with it in reverse, i get 12volts going into switch and 12volts coming out of switch..............until.....the second i connect the cable to the light, then the meter shows 0.00 ????????????...if i bypass the switch the lamp works...i know its probably something simple but its driving me nuts...help please

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when you bypassed the switch, did you do it by using a new piece of wire or did you just disconnect the in and out on the switch and join them together?

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so that means the wiring doesnt have a break in it if it comes on when bypassed. also surgests that your earth is fine. i would say that you need a new switch m8. sounds like the switch is failing under load:( works fine when not attached but when the light is connected it cant handle the current. may be i good idea to try a less powerfull light though. if its a spotlight it may be more than the switch can handle? but thats just an idea;):I

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yep, wiring all new and i downgraded the bulb from 100w to 50w ...internally the switch has 2 springs, one of which was broken so I stretched the remainder which appears to work fine with just the meter on it so I guess you could be right and it just cant cope under load....£8.50 from speedyspares + postage so will try my local motor factors first in the morning:)

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on the brightside if everything else works at least you can be pretty confidant that a new switch will sort it m8. i need to get 1 for dolly as i hate having it on a switch. i will most probably forget it every time i reverse lol

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i just need to look underneathe and make sure i can fit 1 lol where are they m8?

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take no notice of the blue lines lol...it looks like this and its on the passenger side of gearbox

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this one is on drivers side as its an inhibitor switch for overdrive but they are the same swtch...if your o/drive is J-type then there may be a blanking bolt where the switch goes...if its a D-type then there is nowhere to fit the switch:)

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i bet any money it a d type then haha will have a look at my pics to see if i can spot it or if not i'll check tomoz lol. do they just wind in like a bolt then?

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