Gear shift buzzer
Discussion
Has anyone replaced their gear shift buzzer?
Whilst re-building my new carbon fibre dash I noticed that one of the legs is broken on the original buzzer. I've googled the part number and no meaningful results are returned, so I'm guessing it's obsolete? Whilst I might be able to solder the leg, it could probably do with replacing.
Not wanting something that sounds like a doorbell, I was hoping that someone else may have replaced theirs with something less annoying?
Thanks
Whilst re-building my new carbon fibre dash I noticed that one of the legs is broken on the original buzzer. I've googled the part number and no meaningful results are returned, so I'm guessing it's obsolete? Whilst I might be able to solder the leg, it could probably do with replacing.
Not wanting something that sounds like a doorbell, I was hoping that someone else may have replaced theirs with something less annoying?
Thanks
TVR Power = £14.99 
RS Electronics = £1.26
You will need to measure the distance between the pins, which is 15mm on the RS one according to the Data Sheet but even if that one isn't right both Maplin and RS have lots of different Piezo Buzzers with wires and different leg spacing that you can use
You could also wire up a more interesting sound like this one but YMMV!
RS Electronics = £1.26
You will need to measure the distance between the pins, which is 15mm on the RS one according to the Data Sheet but even if that one isn't right both Maplin and RS have lots of different Piezo Buzzers with wires and different leg spacing that you can use
You could also wire up a more interesting sound like this one but YMMV!
The buzzer sounds when you use the indicators, it also sounds, or should, when you have the ignition on and the immobiliser disabled and ready to start. I had a blown fuse on the pcb board that stopped it working when the ignition was on, the fuse also controls the handbrake light. If neither are working its probably blown and is 0.5 amp. You can turn down the buzzer using the little pot on top of the pcb board.
Adambul said:
The buzzer sounds when you use the indicators, it also sounds, or should, when you have the ignition on and the immobiliser disabled and ready to start. I had a blown fuse on the pcb board that stopped it working when the ignition was on, the fuse also controls the handbrake light. If neither are working its probably blown and is 0.5 amp. You can turn down the buzzer using the little pot on top of the pcb board.
Pretty certain when I had the dash top off many years ago looking for said pot to check why I couldn't hear the buzzer there was nothing fitted, just the graphics showing where it should have been.....HarryW said:
I've asked this before but never got a response.... My early (96) Cerbera doesn't have a buzzer fitted but the pcb shows one, if I fitted one would it work or is there more to it than that?
I would hazard a guess that if you also have the potentiometer at the top of the PCB board then it is likely to work if fitted.
Well I finally found a replacement for my broken piezo buzzer which has the same configuration of legs/connectors.
Before installing it I wanted to check that it works and put a 9v battery across the two terminals which connect to tracks on the PCB (the third leg doesn't appear to connect to a track and seems to provide stability only). Nothing happens, am I doing something wrong?
Here are the two legs which are soldered to tracks on the PCB.
Thanks
Before installing it I wanted to check that it works and put a 9v battery across the two terminals which connect to tracks on the PCB (the third leg doesn't appear to connect to a track and seems to provide stability only). Nothing happens, am I doing something wrong?
Here are the two legs which are soldered to tracks on the PCB.
Thanks
Great job.
What I'd really like is to be able to retain the Gear Shift and Indicator functions, but reduce or mute the ignition warning which I find very tedious.
The Gear Shift warning does need to be loud enough to be heard over the engine at full chat, I doubt you'll find it intrusive.
What I'd really like is to be able to retain the Gear Shift and Indicator functions, but reduce or mute the ignition warning which I find very tedious.
The Gear Shift warning does need to be loud enough to be heard over the engine at full chat, I doubt you'll find it intrusive.
Punchy said:
WE HAVE A GEAR SHIFT BUZZER?!?!?!
and a red light which illuminates at 7K revs to indicate change gear. If you start exceeding this the beeper sounds, more and more frantically as you approach 8K revs. Mine pulled 155 in 4th gear at about 7.5k revs (didn't want to lose time on the drag strip race by changing to 5th.)Gassing Station | Cerbera | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff