Davemate Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I want to put a tell tale light on my mk1 saloon for the overdrive, the overdrive stalk has two wires and I'm presuming ones live and one not when the the stalk is in the off position Do I :-1) put an bulb in line on the dead side (when off) 2) tee off the dead side (when off) with an bulb and then to earth 3) Something else 4) get a compatant person to do it 5) don't bother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 5. Don't bother.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 No. 2. But get a competent person to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemate Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Quoted from thescrapman No. 2. But get a competent person to do it Is that an offer 😀Bulb needs to be in a instrument bulb holder 😉I was going to make a fly lead and unplug one of the wires on the stalk lead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Just put a double bullet connector in place of the single and run the bulb off that.I will try to remember to put some bulb things in the car for tomorrow if you want something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemate Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 I won't be at the meet tomorrow,I should have all parts needed, I'll give you a shout if I don't have parts Cheers Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Have a look. Can always leave something with Dave or Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemate Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 All bits required have been found 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Quoted from Davemate All bits required have been found 🙂 Why didn't you look at Gertie's o/d light when you were round the other Friday? 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piman Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Hello Dave, you can't use the column switch wires to connect to a tell tale lamp, as it on the earth side of the overdrive relay coil. Take a wire from the output side of the relay and connect the other side of the lampholder to earth.Alec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Quoted from piman Hello Dave, you can't use the column switch wires to connect to a tell tale lamp, as it on the earth side of the overdrive relay coil. Take a wire from the output side of the relay and connect the other side of the lampholder to earth.Alec I'm pretty sure that's how my one is wired up on Gertie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piman Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Hello Radders, maybe the wiring has been changesd or you do not have a relay? My manual's diagram shows the column switch is on the earth side of the relay and then passes through yhe inhibitor switch.If you wanted to use that connection, wire the lamp to an ignition fed source and connect the other side of the lamp to the downstream connection of the column switch. That will also work.Alec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed 1969 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 better still you want the tell tale to tell you the solenoid has power..not that the switch is working ..lots of od faults are power loss to the solenoid due to cacky connector/broken wires from gear knob switch to solenoid/inhibitor switches ,dodgy earth etc if you pick up the live for the tel tale from the actual connector on the solenoid and run it back into the car to the lamp at least when the OD dosnt work and the lamp in on you know the fault is not loss of power to solenoid and visa versa ...helped me find a fault on the spit od very quickly on a RBRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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