Rewired 12N connector and got an odd fault - Help!

[Stephen_374475825]

Had to disconnect and reconnect the cabling on both sockets yesterday to replace the carrying bracket. Reconnected exactly as before and everything works except when I put on the right indicator the repeater buzzer sounds and the dash lights flash along with the indicator! If I switch the lights (side or main) on it works as normal. If I take out the green RH indicator lead to terminal 4 everything works as normal. Bit mystified and will go through everything later but if you recognise the symptoms, I'd love to know!

Thanks,

Steve

 

[Stephen_374475825]

Just for total clarity all this is without a trailer/'van connected.

Steve

 

[Dustydog]

Are you sure there are no hidden loose wires short circuiting? The earth is good?

Maybe it's just a faulty socket unit?

Cheers

Dustydog

 

[Stephen_374475825]

Thanks Dustydog,

It's the same socket - just disconnected cable, rethreaded through new bracket and reconnected - but I suspect when I do check I'll find a single strand that's escaped and is shorting somewhere.

Will probably check in the morning and let you know.

Steve

 

[colin-yorkshire]

hi stephen

I think you may have sussed the problem in your last post ie a rouge wire shorting out I had a similar problem a couple of years ago while re-wiring a motor bike.

one strand of wire stopped the the engine firing it was a devil to find but on recomendation from a electrician friend started to tin all the wires with solder before connection to plug /switch ect and I have never had any futher problems it is easy to do and cost very little and prevents any chance of a frayed wire shorting something out.

colin