From David B Headlight Buzzer
Take a polarized buzzer that won't buzz if the polarity is backwards, and solder on the ends of the leads two little tabs of flashing copper, 1/4" wide and 3/8 long.
Pull fuses S20 and S19. Insert the copper on the positive lead partway into the S20 socket and plug the fuse back in so the copper is trapped between fuse and socket contact. Do the same with S19 and the negative lead. Try the headlights. Attach the buzzer nearby with foam mounting tape.
S20 is the parking light circuit, and S19 is connected to the 15 circuit that is switched by the ignition key. If lights are on but key off, the buzzer will sound.
Yrs, d
-- David Beierl -- On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 9:47 AM John Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com> wrote: > My Son (18 last June) is now the main driver of my Vanagon. He woirks > the graveyard shift at a local grocery store restorcking the shelves. > When he gets home just after 7 a.m. in the morning, he turns the van > off, sees that the headlights go off, and goes to bed. Of course, the > parking lights are still on. Unlike more contemporary vehicles, there > is no buzzer that goes off when the key is removed and the lights are > still on. How do I rig up something that sounds a buzzer when the > lights are on, but the engine is off? > > Thank you, > > John > |
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