Look what i found today....

was taking parts out of my parts car today and ran across a DO-RAY turn signal setup. The black part on the right is a wheel that turns when the steering wheel is turned. Can anyone tell me how these work. Just rewired my car to 12V and may try and adapt this to work. Any info would be greatly appericated.

 

anyone????

 

I have a bunch of these laying around unbuilt and one on my spider relocation project in working condition. I'll take a look and add to this thread in the coming days.

 

It has a roller on the side that mounts to the column. I ***ume it is some sort of automatic shut off, but when i take it apart the roller doesn't do anything? Anyone know how this works???? Can i use it on a 12V setup?

Thanks

 

My srp (a '49 chevy truck) is a 12 v convert and it works like a dream.

 

Dont you just plug it in and start clicking away ??...

(sorry i'm bored at work =)

 

Open it up, let us see the insides. It's been something like 30 years since I messed with one of those with the cancelling wheel, my memory is not so good.

 

you mount it so the black wheel rubs the bottom of your steering wheel.

 

WTF? Squirrel stumped? (If only for a short while........)

Doc.

 

selling any of them?

 

hey man that looks very similar to the stock one on my 49 plymouth and it works great for me so far.

 

We had one of those on a 51 Chevy 4dr that I learned to drive on over 40 years ago. Yes the rubber wheel rides on the steering wheel hub. Unlike many of the after market add on turn signal kits, this one would self cancel. If I remember right the wheel does not contact the hub until you move the lever. When you move the lever the wheel comes out and contacts the wheel hub. When the steering wheel returns to center the rubber wheel turns and kicks something inside that turns off the switch, returns the lever to center and retracts the rubber wheel. One thing that I recall was that the rubber wheel didn't need to turn much to cancel so that it would often cancel with the slightest movement.

 

And...wheel's tire would eventually disintegrate, so you may be looking around model sites for a new skin..."I'd like an HR-70 X 15 in 1/8 scale, please, amd a new valve stem. No, no balancing."
Count the wires...you need about 7 to fully integrate it with brakelights on a car with simple taillight types. Fewer wires mean it's for truck type setup with separate turn signal bulbs. Simple adaptors are available to make those work.

 

These are pretty much standard wiring diagrams for these types of turn signal switches:

 

Hope it TURNS out alright for ya'