Date:         Tue, 7 Jun 2011 23:08:49 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Blinker question
Comments: To: Jonathan Poole <jfpoolio@GMAIL.COM>
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At 09:54 PM 6/7/2011, Jonathan Poole wrote:
>down.  I wanted to find out if any of this blinker activity is normal on
>other vans, like the flasher clicking when the key is off, though I don't
>expect that it is.  Looking at the diagram I was unable to determine much,
>but wondered if they blinkers aren't supposed to have some power so that the
>emergency flashers work, or if there is a problem due to the improper
>bridging of these circuits somewhere.

The panel indicator has no power unless the key is on so that's normal.

Look at 97.21, track 61.  The emergency switch has two power input
terminals, red/white from the 30 (always on) circuit and black/blue
from the 15 (ignition switched) circuit.  When you turn the switch on
it feeds power from the 30 terminal to the flasher relay drive the
4-ways.  When it's off, it feeds from the 15 terminal so the turn
signal switch on track 62 can activate one side or the other.  The PO
has connected the 15 terminal to the 30 circuit for some reason, or
else the emergency switch is broken and always taking power from the
30 terminal.

Yours,
David