Help an Idiot: Wiring a Headlights left on buzzer

Post by **Cruz** » 22 Oct 2007, 20:43

Being a dolt I occassionally leave the headlights on in the van.

Can anyone tell me a way I can wire a buzzer up?

Seeing as I'm camping in it as well as using it every day it would be good to have it so the buzzer went off when the ignition is turned off and not when the door is opened so I don't park up one night and leave the lights on as we camp away (I have done it before but noticed in time)

Any ideas

Post by **Rozzo** » 22 Oct 2007, 21:06

i suppose you could do it pinball technology style with a relay and a 12 volt buzzer. use an ignition switched live to switch the relay,, wire the positive from the buzzer to one side of the normally closed pins on the relay,, and put a feed from the sidelights positive to the other side of the normally closed pins. put the earth of the buzzer to ground.
that way if the ign is on, there will be no contact between the sidelights positive and the buzzer,,, but if you turn the ign off with the lights on, the relay will drop to its normally closed position, which will supply 12v from the sidelights and make the buzzer sound.

Post by **ELVIS** » 22 Oct 2007, 21:07

https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/VW ... ing_buzzer

Post by **Cruz** » 22 Oct 2007, 21:43

Thanks that's food for thought

Post by **Cruz** » 22 Oct 2007, 22:04

Any tips on the one to go for from Maplins?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?cri ... ce=15&SD=Y

Post by **lhd** » 22 Oct 2007, 22:15

Someone was selling them on ebay for tenner I think.....
can't find it for the life of me now...

Post by **R0B** » 23 Oct 2007, 00:53

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WARNING-BUZZER-FO ... 0173224800

Post by **Cruz** » 23 Oct 2007, 12:52

What's wrong with the maplins buzzers?

The one like this? http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?Mod ... &doy=23m10

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 23 Oct 2007, 16:25

This is the one I used works a treat.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Mod ... &doy=23m10

Post by **Cruz** » 23 Oct 2007, 18:52

I fitted the one in my last post today in 5 mins

Thanks all

Post by **"WEAZLECHIN"** » 30 Oct 2007, 21:48

wouldnt it be far easier just to remember to turn the lights off

Post by **Krisis** » 26 Nov 2007, 22:37

Thanks G&G

I fitted a buzzer from Maplins, works a treat

I think that the bog standard buzzer is best as that way that way I wont sit listening to it play all of its tunes

ATB Kris O Krisis