Jon,
Thanks for the excellent description of what's in the toggle operated signal
kit.
I have to tell you that signal kit sound to be basically just like one of
the old style 3-wire signal switch only in toggle form but with the warning
buzzer added. If it gives no mention to the brake light circuit then I
guess you can just tie into the stop/signal wires in the taillights "since
you already have the double filament sockets" and the brighter filament wire
in the front sockets. I have to tell you that I'm a little puzzled as to
how the rear light will be interrupted to signal if the brake is applied and
the signal is on because your feeding brake light current through the wire
and a pulsing signal current from the flasher but I don't think that will
interrupt the steady brake current.
I could be wrong but I think your going to still need a separate tell light
for the stop lights.
Who knows maybe theirs an inline diode in the circuit that cuts out the
brake light signal to that rear light when the toggle is activated for that
side?
Are you sure this unit is stated to use 1 taillight for the stop/signal and
parking light function.
Joe Garcia
Yuba City, CA
1950 Chevrolet 3100
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-----Original Message-----
From: Pastorjon994@cs.com <Pastorjon994@cs.com>
To: chevy1@jps.net <chevy1@jps.net>
Date: Sunday, November 19, 2000 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Turn signal kit
>In a message dated 11/18/00 6:19:10 PM Central Standard Time,
chevy1@jps.net
>writes:
>
><< If you had a scanner and could send me a copy of the instructions I
could
> probably figure it out pretty quick. >>
>
> Joe, Thanks for the reply. I think that I've just about got it
figured
>out. See if this makes sense to you.
>
> Run a home run from the shorter brighter filament side of each socket
at
>each of the four corners of the vehicle to the switch.
>
> Should I install perhaps another socket in my rear lights and then just
>run each light to the switch and not even interfere with the existing brake
>lights? I think that is how this assembly is supposed to work.
>
> The switch assembly does have a hot to battery wire, a ground wire,
>toggle that goes right and left, a 2 prong flash unit wired already to the
>switch, a beeper to indicate that the turn signal is on and a terminal for
>the left side and a terminal for the right side of the vehicle. I think
>after hearing from you that I'll go ahead and make it a stand alone system.
>
> I called Carter's and they didn't seem to know too much about it. One
of
>the fellows told me that the brake lite side was the one that I wanted for
>the turn signal, but he could have meant that that was the side on the
other
>socket that I needed to use.
>
> They did send me a bracket for each of the rear light units that allows
>me to use 2 double filament sockets on each side, but since my truck had
>already been converted to dual filament, I didn't think that I needed that
>part of it. The more I think about it, I think that I probably do need to
>use both sockets on each tail light and let the new socket be my turn
signal
>unit.
>
> Let me know if you have any other thoughts or questions. Again thanks
>for all of your help.
>
>Jon Callahan
>'50 3100
>Champaign/Urbana, IL
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