V8S Fuse Box Thingy/Clock Light Fuse

[larryb]

Hi

I was checking a fuse yesterday on my V8S in an attempt to get my clock light working and I noticed this odd looking thing (see below) bent over in the fuse box - like a fool I straightened it up and it snapped .



Does anybody know what it does (I think there are two in the fuse box)?

Also which fuse would be responsible for my clock light?

Thanks in advance

Larry

[CTE]

Looks like a resistor to me, but it`s a long time since I`ve done anything to do with colour coding and the value of ohms. Ballast resistor?

[Barkychoc]

It is the tune resistor for the engine ECU - it determines whether the engine uses cat or non cat mapping I think.
Is the engine running OK?

It needs to be mended & refitted, if you are not confident soldering I'll happily solder it if you wanted to post it to me (send me an email).

Its a 5.2k resistor by the way - Green=5,red=2,red=x100



Alternatively you could buy a new one from Rimmer Brothers

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/cgi-bin/rimmer?findpar...

But thats £8.10 for a 2p component!

edited to add plus there will be carriage on top!

Here's my V8S fusebox



and the corrresponding page of the manual



I'm guessing it will be the Hazards / Interior light fuse - do they work?

• Just read your post properly - its the clock light that isn't working not the actual clock??

I reckon it will be the bulb - it will be wired to the other dash lights.

Chris

Edited by Barkychoc on Monday 3rd November 14:46

[larryb]

Hi Chris

Thanks for your response and pictures . I will have a go at resoldering it, thanks for the offer. The red wired one in your photo is in the same place as the one that I snapped - the purple wired one is in a different location (mine is two positions over)?

I haven't started my V8S up since it snapped as I have various electricals in bits as I am sorting the wiring to the stereo too .

I have found the fibre optic light bulb holder which appears to supply light to the centre console switches (although the bulb has gone in this?), but cannot work out about the clock light - I don't think they are connected?

Cheers

Larry

[Barkychoc]

Larry I'm pretty sure all the guages (inc clock) have a seperate bulb for each - the fibre optic thingy is just for the heater controls (and its a Range Rover part I discovered in my RR Haynes manual).

Chris

[larryb]

Hi Chris

Do you know where you can purchase a 5200 ohm resistor - I have googled and looked at the usual places (ie. Maplins/CPC etc.) but cannot find a 5200 ohm? Any ideas?

Cheers

Larry

[Barkychoc]

Are the stripes on the resistor Green red red then a gold band or are there others?
I may have given you duff information there if there are other stripes that aren't showing up very well on the photo.

Can you not solder the existing resistor or is it now at the point of no return?

[zombeh]

according to the intarweb, for a 14cux

White 3900 Ohms USA and European vehicles with catalytic converters
Green 470 Ohms UK and European vehicles without catalytic converters <-- would have thought this is what you'd find in a tvr)
Yellow 910 Ohms Saudi vehicles (without catalytic converters.)
Red 180 Ohms Australia and "the rest of the world."

can't find anything that'll tell me what blue is. What would it do if it had a really strange resistor in it?

RS do a 5230ohm which might be close enough

Edited by zombeh on Thursday 6th November 14:56

Edited by zombeh on Thursday 6th November 15:13

[Jed-S]

Could be green brown brown - so that would be 510 which is a common value.

[Barkychoc]

Jed-S said:

Could be green brown brown - so that would be 510 which is a common value.

Yes I think you're right

[larryb]

I have had another look in better light and I think they are brown not red



I was hoping to resolder, but as you can see that is not possible!!!

Thanks all for your help - I will get a 510 Ohm 5% tolerance.

[GreenV8S]

I suggest you measure the actual resistance as a sanity check for your interpretation of the markings. It would be a shame to beggar something up by fitting the wrong resistance replacement.

Also when you're shopping for the replacement, go for the highest power rating you can easily obtain. It won;t make any difference to the operation but the higher power resisters are physically more substantial and robust, and easier to work with.