Installing flashing light

[JPB]

Hi,

Hope some of you can help as i'm not that electrical minded! I'm wanting to install a flashing beacon for my JD 2140 as we have purchased some more land further away, so more road work. I have bought a mount for the beacon ( quick release fitting). I was wanting to connect it straighht up to the battery with a switch and fuse (20 amp?). I can see where the positive goes but do i just put a wire from the beacon mount to the negative on battery.
Any help would be much appreciated.
thanks

 

[stuart]

They are normaly earthed through the braket so no need for the neative. To the battery

 

[ORRA LOON]

Just attach the beacon mount to something metal on your cab ( bolt on, weld on whatever) and it will earth that way.

 

[JPB]

ok thankyou for the advice

 

[Monty]

A lot easier if you T the live feed off the wiper switch so it shares the fuse. I wouldn't have thought it would use more than 2 or 3 amps. Fuses are often shared by different electric features.

 

[stuart]

A lot easier if you T the live feed off the wiper switch so it shares the fuse. I wouldn't have thought it would use more than 2 or 3 amps. Fuses are often shared by different electric features.[/

You couldnt do that with twin becons

 

[Exfarmer]

Fifty watt flasher will use minimum of 5 amps
Take earth back to good clean metal, not fibre glass roof
Twins will need minimum 10 amp

 

[stuart]

The becons on our 7740 and tm were fine earth through the braket and both had a positive feed in the roof for them to wire straight in to I dont know about your tractor Josh might be worth a check

 

[tealdog038]

I wouldnt share any fuses on a 2140 those fuseboards are shocking for melting. Straight to the battery safe as houses

 

[Funnywaytmekalivin]

I wouldnt share any fuses on a 2140 those fuseboards are shocking for melting. Straight to the battery safe as houses

Plus a relay and a wire to the ignition will save a flat battery in the morning.

 

[Philip Watkins]

Plus a relay and a wire to the ignition will save a flat battery in the morning.

The OP has already admitted to not knowing much about electrickery, (deliberate spelling mistake), so don't go confusing him with talk of relays.

 

[Hesston4860s]

Wired mine into the interior light worked fine for well over 10 years till I sold the tractor

 

[Elmsted]

one flashing light plus a whippy aerial = +100 HP two flashing beacons and you won't need a fuse as the tractor will auto desruct

 

[ReidyNZ]

I wouldnt share any fuses on a 2140 those fuseboards are shocking for melting. Straight to the battery safe as houses

Good advice here

 

[MF3655]

If its a rotating beacon it will need a 15amp fuse because the motor that spins the reflector will take as much power as the bulb! and you will need to relay the switch otherwise that will get hot and melt! easiest thing is to fit one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Magnetic-...cessories_Safety_Security&hash=item3cd28edcbc

 

[Monty]

Well all I can say is our massey has a 10a fuse for the beacon and it works fine and a case we had, ran the beacon, radio, wiper and horn off 10 or 15 amps with no problems at all.