ozscott
18-08-2011, 11:49 AM
Hi all,
My submersalites are set up so that from the plug there is about a metre and a half of standard 7 pin round cabling and then it Y's off - with the same cabling to left and right chassis rails and lights. It has worked well for years, but I just tapped into the power wire and earth wire on the right light for a little CMOS camera on the trailer - twisted, soldered and covered with that insulation tape that binds on itself.
As part of the process I had to move the loom from the front chassis rails and stuff them back in again (ie to get the Camera cabling back through to the car). Now all lights work except right hand indicator which causes the brake and parking bulbs to flash - so alternate flashing brake and parker and then indicator and so on.
I would not have thought that the camera being tapped in has caused insufficient earth, but maybe? The other option is to pull apart the earth join at the front Y where the loom diverges to the left and right lights and check the earth join there, but before I go upsetting all my nice waterproof joins can anyone shed some light (no pun intended).
Cheers
My submersalites are set up so that from the plug there is about a metre and a half of standard 7 pin round cabling and then it Y's off - with the same cabling to left and right chassis rails and lights. It has worked well for years, but I just tapped into the power wire and earth wire on the right light for a little CMOS camera on the trailer - twisted, soldered and covered with that insulation tape that binds on itself.
As part of the process I had to move the loom from the front chassis rails and stuff them back in again (ie to get the Camera cabling back through to the car). Now all lights work except right hand indicator which causes the brake and parking bulbs to flash - so alternate flashing brake and parker and then indicator and so on.
I would not have thought that the camera being tapped in has caused insufficient earth, but maybe? The other option is to pull apart the earth join at the front Y where the loom diverges to the left and right lights and check the earth join there, but before I go upsetting all my nice waterproof joins can anyone shed some light (no pun intended).
Cheers