Club G40 Forum

Technical => Electrical => Topic started by: Jezza-7 on March 30, 2013, 04:35:09 pm

Title: Ignition wiring
Post by: Jezza-7 on March 30, 2013, 04:35:09 pm
Im fitting a turbo timer and need to wire it the ignition wire, if i run it to the same one as my wideband gauge, will that work?

Title: Re: Ignition wiring
Post by: dub-disaster on March 31, 2013, 12:10:50 am
yes
Title: Re: Ignition wiring
Post by: Jezza-7 on March 31, 2013, 08:53:43 pm
Well it works but dont keep the car running, guess its cause its not the main ignition wire from the barrel.

Any ideas which colour is the main ignition wire?
Title: Re: Ignition wiring
Post by: dub-disaster on March 31, 2013, 10:13:34 pm
off the top of my head i think its either red or red and white but ill have a look later and a switched ignition feed is a switched ignition feeds its irelivant where its taken from as it gives +12v when you switch the ignition on!

have you got an aftermarket alarm or ever had one as they may sometimes cut the coil or the fuel pump feeds to stop theft
Title: Re: Ignition wiring
Post by: Andy on March 31, 2013, 10:37:55 pm
Why do you want/need a turbo timer anyway? :P
Title: Re: Ignition wiring
Post by: Jezza-7 on April 01, 2013, 06:25:44 pm
It did have some sort of alarm fitted but i took all the wiring out.

I thought it had to come from the barrel ignition.

Was only fitting it as it was free. Maybe i will sell it on. Does give me a voltage reading though.