Operation
Inside the body of the switch there is a piston with a
flexible seal around the outside edge. This creates
an air chamber in the back of the switch housing.
Air can be forced out of the Chamber past the seal,
but the only way for air to enter this chamber is
through an adjustable air bleed valve.
There is also a spring that presses against the back
of the piston, holding it against the nose of the
switch in the ‚at rest' or ‚off' position. Rotating the
lever on the nose of the switch pushes the piston
back against the spring, expelling air from the cham-
ber. When the lever is released, the spring pushes
on the back of the piston, but the piston can only
move as air bleeds back into the chamber through
a small adjustable air bleed valve in the back of the
switch.
A small set screw in the valve can be adjusted to
control the rate at which air bleeds back into the
chamber, which in turn determines how long the turn
signals stay on before they cancel.
Most people find 15-20 seconds to be a useable time
interval. Test the operation of the switch before instal-
lation; a small flat-bladed screw driver may be used to
adjust the bleed screw if you wish to adjust the delay.
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