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  • May 30, 2011 at 9:39 pm #105931
    hayjoe
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    can anybody tell me wot this is for..?

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  1. lazarus June 2, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    probably just a dc outlet for
    probably just a dc outlet for a map light or the like. stick a meter in it and flick the switch and i suspect you’ll see 12 ish volts across it. 5 amp is about right for a small 12v halogen spot. i can’t tell for sure but it looks like it has a seal round the bottom edge and some form of twist lock closer to the centre, if that is the case then those would be traits I’d associate with a power outlet.

    1. Anonymous June 4, 2011 at 10:17 pm

      thanks for the help..
      thanks for the help.. lazarus:)

  2. lazarus June 1, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    Its for plugging some thing
    Its for plugging some thing in to.
    could be numerous things, but given that it is a fairly random looking socket, with a bit of a random assortment of screws holding it in place it be very tempted to call it an enthusiast job, and as such has been done to serve a perpose so may not be the part you’d usually select for the job.

    I’d guess at it been a 12DC outlet (though i can’t make out any keying in the picture so may be just for lights), but nothing to say it couldn’t be for a speaker or even a switch. Could you give an idea where its located that could help determine what its doing. First thing i’d do is stick a multimeter in it and see if there’s any thing there.

    1. Anonymous June 1, 2011 at 9:26 pm

      Ive traced the wire and it
      Ive traced the wire and it Sher’s a switch with the two main fluorescent lights in the crew bit off the van. it a x Jarvis British rail crew van its on the main switch board in the canter of the van 5 amp fuse.. it has 10/250~ with a RS symbol on it..