It just shows how the simple things work sometimes when your Landy decides to play up at the most inconvenient time. On Friday I arranged to help my Brother in Law move about 5 tons of rubble from his garden (long term major building project) to a site where someone actually wants to make use of it - this is a rare opportunity and so we duly started with my 90 Station Wagon and trailer. Part way through the indicator relay starting giving out a desperate continuous buzzing noise when indicating and of course the indicator lights decided to go on strike.
Had to abandon the rubble and dash to Devon 4x4 for a new relay as they were imminent to close and in the tourist/holiday traffic in this neck of the woods at the moment, you definately need indicators. Relay fitted problem solved.
This morning all ready to carry on the work when the same problem happened again - I'm not a panicker but I did feel under pressure because I knew that the tracing of the fault could be difficult and lengthy (I'm not the worlds best electrician). So after a bit of a think I removed fuse 3 and inspected it - the blades were just a little less than perfect but certainly not corroded. A quick polish up with emery cloth (not really thinking that this was the answer) and lo and behold it worked - probably had to indicate about 50 times today and all is well.
I was always taught in my engineering days in the RAF to start at the beginning before going hi-tech so I've relearnt a lesson I'd forgotton.
Had to abandon the rubble and dash to Devon 4x4 for a new relay as they were imminent to close and in the tourist/holiday traffic in this neck of the woods at the moment, you definately need indicators. Relay fitted problem solved.
This morning all ready to carry on the work when the same problem happened again - I'm not a panicker but I did feel under pressure because I knew that the tracing of the fault could be difficult and lengthy (I'm not the worlds best electrician). So after a bit of a think I removed fuse 3 and inspected it - the blades were just a little less than perfect but certainly not corroded. A quick polish up with emery cloth (not really thinking that this was the answer) and lo and behold it worked - probably had to indicate about 50 times today and all is well.
I was always taught in my engineering days in the RAF to start at the beginning before going hi-tech so I've relearnt a lesson I'd forgotton.
