Camping/Reverse lights

[the evil twin]

Which is exactly what happened to me yesterday! !!! ( read the Queens birthday thred ). I have mine on a on/off/on switch. One is reverse centre is off and other is camp. Both fed from auxiliary battery. Switch is hidden when he got me to slot it in reverse and it didn't come on he was happy. Dodged a bullet .

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ROFL... there ya go then... the Defence rests.

[the evil twin]

Ok quick q.i though you needed 2 relays. One for reverse and one for work light..
With only one won't the reverse lights recive a positive feed from the switch when it's on??

You can use a single change over relay if you want... Work light switch supplies 12 V to 87a (work selected) or 12 volts to 87 (rev selected) connect pin 30 to the work lights, relay switched by 12 volts on 85 from the reverse lights
Work = work lights on thru 87a
Rev = work lights on only when rev selected to energise relay to pin 87
Off = nuffink 'cause there is no 12 volts (relay will still pull in tho)

Fuse in the 12 volt to the switch protects the switch, wiring and lights
Switching the relay via reverse doesn't load the reverse circuit

[BigRAWesty]

You can use a single change over relay if you want... Work light switch supplies 12 V to 87a (work selected) or 12 volts to 87 (rev selected) connect pin 30 to the work lights, relay switched by 12 volts on 86 from the reverse lights
Work = work lights on thru 87a
Rev = work lights on only when rev selected to energise relay to pin 87
Off = nuffink 'cause there is no 12 volts (relay will still pull in tho)

Fuse in the 12 volt to the switch protects the wiring and lights
Switching the relay via reverse doesn't load the reverse circuit

Augh yep.. simple..

[Skitzyrex]

Thank you everyone for your help.

Still f$&ked though, just trying to draw it out. So far I've got:

30 - to +ve on work lights
87A - to switch then +ve on battery
87 - to +ve on reverse
85 - ?
86 - ?

Thanks for your patience people. Just struggle visualizing things

[Roosim]

Ok quick q.i though you needed 2 relays. One for reverse and one for work light..
With only one won't the reverse lights recive a positive feed from the switch when it's on??

Need to put a diode in to stop the feed. I had this problem and it blew the reverse light fuse and the car would not start - took a while to work out what happened....

[Hodge]

Ok quick q.i though you needed 2 relays. One for reverse and one for work light..
With only one won't the reverse lights recive a positive feed from the switch when it's on??

Here you go, this is how mine are wired. Single relay using the on/off/on switch.

[Skitzyrex]

Here you go, this is how mine are wired. Single relay using the on/off/on switch.

Thanks, think I'll just go down that path of having a on/off/on switch. Seems much easier. Cheers

[the evil twin]

Thank you everyone for your help.

Still f$&ked though, just trying to draw it out. So far I've got:

30 - to +ve on work lights
87A - to switch then +ve on battery
87 - to +ve on reverse
85 - ?
86 - ?

Thanks for your patience people. Just struggle visualizing things

Battery positive to fuse then runs to centre pin (common) of 3 way switch (usually labelled as pin 2)
87 - One pin of switch to 87 (this will power the lights when relay is energised) so is "Rev"
87A - Other pin of switch to 87A (this will power the lights when relay deenrgised) so is "Work"
85 - Reverse positive (lights, gearbox switch or whatever) to pin 85
86 - Earth to pin 86
30 - yes, as you stated, goes to work light supply

[Skitzyrex]

Battery positive to fuse then runs to centre pin (common) of 3 way switch (usually labelled as pin 2)
87 - One pin of switch to 87 (this will power the lights when relay is energised) so is "Rev"
87A - Other pin of switch to 87A (this will power the lights when relay deenrgised) so is "Work"
85 - Reverse positive (lights, gearbox switch or whatever) to pin 85
86 - Earth to pin 86
30 - yes, as you stated, goes to work light supply

Thank you Evil.

[strider]

I need to do this too, I can't see a bloody thing backing up at night. Glad you guys mentioned installing an off option when in reverse. Didn't realise "The Man" would get so upset by it. I suppose I should know better by now that they get upset by almost everything. Would it be best to put the switch in the rear cargo area or in the cab? Or both?