J2
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I have seen your setup, bridge rectifier and all. That seems like a lot of electronics just to get a beep out of a piezo beeper when the left or right side turn signal lights up. So, humor me while I ask what may be a stupid question:
I have a 2006 S40 (LS650) Why can't I wire a Piezo beeper across the hot and ground wires leading to each of the two rear facing turn signal lights? This would create a parallel, not series, connection. The voltage would be the same across the beeper and the light bulb, but would this sap too much current from the light bulb? I don't know what the Radio Shack beepers pull in the way of current. This would seem like a much simpler solution, if it works. You went with a much more complex solution, so does that indicate that my simple solution does not work?
When I posted on this issue before, respondents said all I had to do was tie the hot side of the turn signal relay to the hot side of the piezo beeper and then ground the other side of the beeper. Call this a hunch, but I get the feeling that grounding the ts relay through the beeper would send the whole circuit to ground, and I would get a continuous beep.
I have also seen a post that recommends installing an old thermal relay. This individual says cut the connector off the old one and solder one of the wires to each post of the relay, doesn't matter which wire to which. First of all, there are four wires (I think) going into my stock relay, not two. And it seems odd to me that you do not have to differentiate between wires before cuttin and solderin and makin a mess.
Thanks for your time, and I would appreciate any help you could give me. Tired of leaving the ts on.
J2
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