Simple led warning

red sean

Hi Guys,
I got a new lawnmower this year and the bag full warning is audio only, which is not much good when wearing ear protectors.
I was wondering if I could wire an led across the piezo and drill the dash so its more obvious.
What would I need and how would I wire it?
Many thanks.

ZENER

How is the sounder powered ? Is it an electric mower or a petrol ?

Ken

red sean

ZENER wrote: »

How is the sounder powered ? Is it an electric mower or a petrol ?

Ken

Thanks for the reply.
It's a ride-on, 12volt battery. The sounder is fitted on a pcb behind the dash.

ZENER

How about getting a 5w 12 volt bulb and put it across the buzze and see if it lights when the buzzer sounds ? If the bulb lights very dim and/or the tone or volume of the buzzer changes the we need to look at finding the switch on the grass collector so the bulb can be wired directly to it.

What is the male model of the mower ?

Ken

ZENER

ZENER wrote: »

How about getting a 5w 12 volt bulb and put it across the buzze and see if it lights when the buzzer sounds ? If the bulb lights very dim and/or the tone or volume of the buzzer changes the we need to look at finding the switch on the grass collector so the bulb can be wired directly to it.

A PCB relay or a transistor are options too. Bulb is easiest though as Zener says. The LED will need a current limiting series resistor. All do-able.

ZENER wrote: »

What is the male model of the mower ?

:pac:

ZENER

Feckin' predictive text