URGENT help please, no brake lights!

[rustic]

Im free from 7.30pm if you want to pop over... bring your tester as ours are at work.

Digital Multimeter, keep one in each car, one in the garage, one in the house.
Sometimes Maplin sell them for a few £ , even CPC farnell, free delivery too.

Sometimes when I am playing with circuits I am using two or three at a time.
:thumb2

I also have a five digit one, for measuring really small currents and voltages.
Another has a thermometer input, with frequency input too.


:thumb2

 

[zippy656]

I know what you mean.

Daughter now works with me. So hers was the one we had at home, but not her tools are at work too

Best get one for home me thinks

 

[rustic]

...
Best get one for home me thinks

500 volts AC /DC
10 amps, plus resistance and diode and transistor tester.

You can't buy replacement leads for this price...

£ 3.90 inc VAT and free delivery

Edit... just noticed they now have a minimum order value of £5 for card orders.
So buy two.. lol...


http://cpc.farnell.com/tenma/ten01086/digital-multimeter-continuity/dp/IN05650


Order it Monday, free delivery nomally next day.

 

[zippy656]

looks good

may just pick one up from the stores..

 

[daniel2609]

I don't have a multi meter! :-( need to get one.

 

[zippy656]

I don't have a multi meter! :-( need to get one.

Car pars shop will have them , or halfords in trowbridge

 

[daniel2609]

I don't finish work til 1620 so won't be able to get one today

 

[zippy656]

If you wwnt help next week, jst let me know, will bring meter from work.

 

[daniel2609]

Ok mate nice one thanks. Will have a play around with it tonight if no luck will let u know

 

[zippy656]

No worries, will be a poor conectio or faulty switch.


Cncfabs will have a switch im sure or solorman

 

[daniel2609]

ok, ive just had a play around with it, and it seems that the plug on the top of the switch is slightly loose, and is moving about, thus causing no connection, a slight wiggle and i have lights again! not sure how to fix a loose plug though? new switch?

 

[zippy656]

ok, ive just had a play around with it, and it seems that the plug on the top of the switch is slightly loose, and is moving about, thus causing no connection, a slight wiggle and i have lights again! not sure how to fix a loose plug though? new switch?

if you have a small pointed nose pliers to tighten the plug conections.

 

[daniel2609]

fitted new switch today! Problem sorted! Thanks to all for help and suggestions :thumbs

 

[zippy656]

fitted new switch today! Problem sorted! Thanks to all for help and suggestions :thumbs

Good work.

 

[Big and Daft]

No brake lights either...

I have a similar problem, a few weeks ago my passenger side (off side?) brake light went out. Changed the bulb and neither worked, swapped bulbs and they worked fine. On Friday they all stopped working, even the high level one in the window.
So I checked the two easy to get at bulbs and they work. Tested with an old car battery.
Swapped about AND replaced fuse.
Removed both switches from under the pedal and they both passed continuity tests. The plugs and wires seemed OK to my highly amatuer eyes

I still think it's one of the switches (why are there 2 anyway?), is there any other simplish test I can do? Or is it time to go to the garage?

Thanks in advance

 

[rayf3262]

I still think it's one of the switches (why are there 2 anyway?), is there any other simplish test I can do? Or is it time to go to the garage?

Thanks in advance

One switch is for the brake lights and the other is so ECU is aware you have your foot on the brake!

 

[Big and Daft]

I don't suppose you know which is which, and would the ECU one breaking also stop the lights from working?

 

[rayf3262]

I won't have access to the manuals until this evening.
But, if you want to check, I'd start with the EL section for the brake light wiring then then the EC section will probably show the ECU brake switch.