Why not get a small radio transmitter and stuff it behind the wheel? Then the receiver can flip a relay to the horn. On Tue, 08 Oct 2002 20:40:24 +0200 Jan van de Wouw <delorean@xxxxxxx> writes: > On 08-10-2002 18:23, Walter Coe wrote: > > > Recently I was inspired by a non-street legal race car that > > had some telephone-looking cords hanging from the steering > > wheel. As at least a temporary effort, I was going to try > > something like this on my DeLorean. > > As our cars only need 2.4 turns of the steering wheel "lock-to-lock" > why not take a piece of wire that goes around the steering column > behind the wheel loosly? Say 3 or 4 turns... > > When you turn the wheel one way you tighten the "spool" by 1.2 > turns, turn it the other way and you loosen it for 1.2 turns... > > Or use a relay to switch the horns and switch the relay on the > GROUND-side of the coil. That way you only need one separate > wire round/through/over the column to the wheel; you can get > a proper ground from the column itself. > I know this is the way it's done on lots of cars, > this way you only have to use ONE brush-contact... > > Only doubt I have is whether you can even get this ONE wire into > the steering wheel properly. Looking at the second picture on > <http://www.dmc12.co.uk/wheel_removal.htm> makes me think this > wouldn't be easy. Haven't looked at my own car yet; > "If it ain't broken, don'y fix it" > > Cheers, > > JAN van de Wouw > Thinking Different... Using a Mac... > Living the Dream... Driving a DeLorean... > > #05141 "Dagger" since Sept. 2000 > > ------------------------------ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Home Selling? Try Us! http://us.click.yahoo.com/QrPZMC/iTmEAA/MVfIAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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