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    Lighting Instrument Bezel

    The power meter on my house. It's wireless, right? I found out how to get the readings on my laptop and, while it's neat and all. It'll be pretty useless once I go to using 100% hydroelectric for my shop and house. I've already told the electric company to remove the meter and disconnect my...
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    Lighting Instrument Bezel

    Some people are OCD, purists, or just don't want to change something from how it originally was. In my case, I'm extremely OCD about originality. Aesthetics isn't good enough. My brother though that I wouldn't notice that he'd swapped the bulbs in my tail lights with LEDs. One thing that I...
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    Thyristor and switch controlled power on.

    Multi-step security is not a waste of time. 61 items on a pre-start checklist is a waste of time. Stranded and calling the police because of car theft is a waste of time.
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    Thyristor and switch controlled power on.

    Right and the thyristor is, likewise, rated for 0-1200 amps.
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    Thyristor and switch controlled power on.

    The stock configuration is key on, push button start. I'm trying to add a switch and a means of selectively subletting power from that switch to the starter through the main power feed to the solenoid. By holding the start button and pressing the thyristor gate button, it adds another layer of...
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    Thyristor and switch controlled power on.

    I left out the ignition switch and other symbols for simplicity. Is this correct, otherwise?
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    Alternating L/R 4-way flashers

    After much research and contemplating, I've decided to use a DPDT relay for the rear and one for the front. Power between the hazard switch and the flasher will be used to trigger a standard SPST relay for constant switch on power to run the Amber rotating lights.
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    Alternating L/R 4-way flashers

    Can you explain the difference between SPST and SPDT?
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    Alternating L/R 4-way flashers

    Yes, I believe so. I'll definitely test it. If it works, I've got yellow fog lights on the front and will be, applying the same method to the front flashers and fog lights. I'm going to be using a flasher for commercial vehicles as I don't think that a standard automotive flasher can handle...
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    Alternating L/R 4-way flashers

    Diode isolated. I'd apready been planning for it and there will be a second positive lead from each brake light socket. There will be a diode in each original positive lead, as well as each additional lead. Feedback has too much destructive potential not to isolate each system individually...
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    Alternating L/R 4-way flashers

    No such regulation exists because A: the flash pattern does not change intermittently or at all. and B: the flash pattern is too slow per emergency light regulations. As the local traffic court told me, after I explained and showed a video that I animated for illustration purposes, "that's...
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    Alternating L/R 4-way flashers

    Yeah, I realized that immediately after asking, because of the switch... Me are big dumdum...
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    Alternating L/R 4-way flashers

    No, but the basic principal is the same. Ground is ground, positive is live, negative is common/neutral. Since the alternators that I use would have been connected to an external rectifier, it's basically a 12v single phase A/C generator. Delco 7116 alternators were made for tractors and have...
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    Alternating L/R 4-way flashers

    I am well aware. Automotive companies based their vehicle wiring off of readily available schematics (I.E. home electrical wiring.)
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    Alternating L/R 4-way flashers

    I do have one question, about the drawn image. Wouldn't that make one side stay on with the switch off?
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