Headlight, warning buzzer.

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natdawson
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Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:28 pm

Hi, I'm trying to install a warning buzzer to alert me when I leave the lights on. I had one installed on my Mazda that used a cheap buzzer from maplin that linked the headlight fuse to the ignition fuse. So when you switched off the engine/ ignition the buzzer would sound.

Now I cant work out which fuse is the ignition, so cant seem to get it to work.

Any ideas? Suggestions?

Cheers, Nathan
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Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:42 pm

This looks like a good start:

http://www.elises.co.uk/diy/buzzer/index.html

One day I'd like to do one too - flattened by small battery twice now :(
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Brianmoooore
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Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:58 pm

The circuit in the link above will work fine, but substitute parking/side light for headlight, since a) the headlamp switch is earth to operate, and b) you can't leave the headlamps on if you have an E30, since they only work with the ignition on.
milescook
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Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:28 pm

I've buggered about with my ignition (to effect a cut off switch and ignition button) so somehow I've bypassed that little feature :(
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Also please help the race budget by watching some videos :) https://www.youtube.com/cookracinguk
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