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don't forget you need the arms and hands of a very long limbed chimpanzee to get in there though - an absolute beeeyaaaatch of a job messing with that fuse box
wiggs - are there little spade connectors on the end of your link wire? are they a std size?Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
13th Feb 2011 3:39 pm
wiggs
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Yep spade connectors ... Standard 6.3mmG4 Gone ...but not forgotten
13th Feb 2011 4:45 pm
rodibest
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wiggs wrote:
Remove this relay from fuse box
Put in a link wire ..like this
This will make the 1st , 2nd and 3rd row live all the time ( not the ciggy lighter )
I made it - working perfect - thanks !
3rd May 2011 4:57 pm
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14th Jun 2011 7:28 pm
To_D3_or_not_to_D3
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Possiblly a stupid question but does making the sockets permanent live pose s fire risk (due to the fuse/relay being removed)? I'm not doubting the advice, just don't want to up when I put the link in and turn it into a slow fuse. SWMBO would not be happy with me if I torch the disco! Java Black Metropolis MY06
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27th Jun 2011 9:27 pm
wiggs
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All 3 aux sockets still have individual fuses ... The relay is just there to supply them via an ignition feedG4 Gone ...but not forgotten
27th Jun 2011 9:40 pm
To_D3_or_not_to_D3
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Thanks Wiggs. I wasn't doubting the advice, honest. I just had memories of my childhood and messing around with electricity and wires. I seem to recall watching the plastic melt off and seeing the smoke. Seemed pretty cool at the time but not now!
Keep up the good work. Java Black Metropolis MY06
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27th Jun 2011 9:50 pm
noel
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thanks guys, a great and easy fix. Also stops the alarm noise when locking and unlocking which is great. a must for quiet camp sites in the african bush. I presume the alarm still activates though? Is there anything else it affects?
9th Jul 2011 1:40 pm
rodibest
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noel wrote:
thanks guys, a great and easy fix. Also stops the alarm noise when locking and unlocking which is great. a must for quiet camp sites in the african bush. I presume the alarm still activates though? Is there anything else it affects?
My alarm system is not activates any more, so I had to go back the original
9th Jul 2011 3:41 pm
noel
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how do you know it is not working. My central locking still works.
9th Jul 2011 3:54 pm
rodibest
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noel wrote:
how do you know it is not working. My central locking still works.
Yes, you are right. the central locking is active always.
The alarm system is not activated just because the switch signal is not function.
If I lock the car, return after an hour or so, and open it with key (not with remote control) the alarm keep silence.
9th Jul 2011 4:29 pm
noel
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Wiggs you seem to be the real expert, is this correct, the alarm system doesn't work when the bridge for the 12v live is in place for the rear lighter/plug points? Doesn't seem logical to me?
9th Jul 2011 5:05 pm
rodibest
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noel wrote:
Wiggs you seem to be the real expert, is this correct, the alarm system doesn't work when the bridge for the 12v live is in place for the rear lighter/plug points? Doesn't seem logical to me?
It's not only the rear lighter, it's also for both lighters in the front, and general electricity for the cabin.
9th Jul 2011 5:10 pm
noel
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yes I know, but don't understand why it should affect the alarm?
9th Jul 2011 5:24 pm
rodibest
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noel wrote:
yes I know, but don't understand why it should affect the alarm?
The alarm need a signal that will tell it that you switch off. that signal comes from that relay. now you bypass the relay, there is no signal to the alarm system. the alarm system, don't know that you switch off.
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up when I put the link in and turn it into a slow fuse. SWMBO would not be happy with me if I torch the disco! 
