Dont forget to swing past us kat!
Kat wrote:Nope. If a fault causes excess current to flow through the device the bimetallic strip heats up, bends, and opens the contacts, which breaks the circuit. The strip then cools back down again, closing the circuit. If the fault's still there this will repeat. The result - flashing lights.
It's a clever idea on a lighting circuit, better than a fuse which, once failed, stays failed. These things automatically reset.
So, if the lights are flashing, the first thing I'd look for is a fault somewhere causing excessive current flow. The breaker sounds like its working, it's doing exactly what it's meant to do.
psl wrote:I just happen to be flogging one on ebay as i type, item number 300109633577.
Not the a great pic but you get the idea
Kat wrote:Clara, what you need is a tame electrical/electronic engineer with a thing for old Vauxhalls... I wonder where we might find one...
If you want to leave the electrics for now, I can drop by with meter, soldering iron and other gubbins. I'd expect to have the lot sorted out in the space of an afternoon.
Clara wrote:if you're willing to bounce down here sometime and have a look at the wee beast.
Kat wrote:And "bounce down"... I see Emma's rear suspension's left a lasting impression...
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