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arb wirering problem
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:33 am
by mikebarnett
hi,ive had my lockers for just over 4 years now with no problems at all.then the other night while going to my club meeting the switches glowed extra bright when i turned my lights on and the compreser is only going at half speed if that and is very quite compered to normal every thing is working just all mucked up,any idears would be great ,thanks mike.
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:35 am
by mikebarnett
the truck is 24 volt so is the compressor
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:42 am
by chimpboy
This is very hard to diagnose on that info but it sounds like MAYBE you could start by looking at the switch.
Swap an el cheapo switch in or just make a temporary connection with a wire and see if the compressor then works normally. Just an idea, it is definitely not the only possible issue.
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:57 pm
by mikebarnett
thanks i will try that,all 3 switches get so hot you cant touch them for very long and very very bright compared to usual
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:24 pm
by chimpboy
Actually if there are three switches and they are all doing the same thing, it kind of makes it seem like it wouldn't be the switches.
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:27 pm
by mikebarnett
yeah thats what i thought to but thanks ,im going to get an auto sparky to ave a quick look at it just doesnt make sence that one day fine next day everything all messed up
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:41 pm
by grubb
you haven't changed the switch's lately have you and been given 12 volt switch's
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:08 am
by mikebarnett
no every thing is still the same as when it was installed 4 years ago think it mite have blowen something in the wirering some how if i get time today i'll get a sparky to run a test
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:37 am
by GeneralFubashi
I dont have an arb compressor or anything, but is it possible the ground on the compressor is broke, and its now grounding back through the lights on the switches. Would account for the loss in power of compressor, having to complete the circuit through a higher resistance path? Having said that I have no idea how ARB wire their switches.
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:18 pm
by mikebarnett
just read last comment raced out and tryed it but no luck thanks anyway
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:23 am
by mikebarnett
yahoo problem solved had a new battery put in and the earth wire and the negative wire got swapped around by mistake everything back to normal now...[the earth and neg wires for the arb that is] many thanks to all that replyed ,cheers mike.