Who wants a Stebel?

**sizzlingbadger** · 30th January 2007, 21:44

Originally Posted by Big Dog

Sounds like your problem.
I tried that in my old Camira a few years back. Pretty soon the battery was in dire need of replacement and the horn sounded like fighting cats instead of charging freight train.
$80 for the replacement battery and insertion of the requisite relay and the horns still sounded crook but the battery was not flattened immediately.
On the advice of a mechanic the horns got a liberal dose of CRC, operated and then a sparing dose of rubbing alcohol followed by a night in the hot water cupboard to dry out the "reed" (the brass bits that make the noise) as being copper they can attract a bit of moisture when cooling.
Someone of more competency electrically can feel free to correct me here but the job of the relay is to restrict current to the desired amperage to avoid damage to your battery (which is now not protected by a fuse) and the horn.
Hot they can draw the full crank amps of your battery but will not operate any louder (we're talking torque in the compressor motor, not speed). Not sure on your bike or the battery but this could be as much as 200 crank amps as opposed to 10amps.

stand corrected...

relay's do not limit the current from the battery to the load, they just avoid the current from running through a small switch contact and burning it out. The horn will not draw 200 amps (it would burst into flames most likely if it did).

**Big Dog** · 30th January 2007, 23:14

Originally Posted by sizzlingbadger

stand corrected...

relay's do not limit the current from the battery to the load, they just avoid the current from running through a small switch contact and burning it out. The horn will not draw 200 amps (it would burst into flames most likely if it did).

++Hangs head in shame++

**Disco Dan** · 30th January 2007, 23:24

why are you all paying for a loud horn???

*IM NATURALLY HORNY*

**Big Dog** · 30th January 2007, 23:29

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

why are you all paying for a loud horn???

*IM NATURALLY HORNY*

Who wants a horn that cannot finds its way up the right track even when indicating the correct track will be used

Demo in order tommorow is it?

**Disco Dan** · 30th January 2007, 23:33

Originally Posted by Big Dog

Who wants a horn that cannot finds its way up the right track even when indicating the correct track will be used

Demo in order tommorow is it?

dunno bout you dude, but i dont bother 'indicating' with a woman... i just 'go for the gap'

**Big Dog** · 30th January 2007, 23:38

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

dunno bout you dude, but i dont bother 'indicating' with a woman... i just 'go for the gap'

With a bike as narrow as that there are gaps you can hit I just have no hope of making.....
Um....
but are they not the people that the horn and indicators are for?

++Puzzled++

You mean, you trust ANY driver to let you have their gap?

**Disco Dan** · 30th January 2007, 23:42

Originally Posted by Big Dog

With a bike as narrow as that there are gaps you can hit I just have no hope of making.....
Um....
but are they not the people that the horn and indicators are for?

++Puzzled++

You mean, you trust ANY driver to let you have their gap?

oh... your using the '2 second rule' huh?

...try the 'all night rule'...

**Big Dog** · 30th January 2007, 23:45

Man, you got lost somewhere again......
Are we not talking about bikes anymore?

**Disco Dan** · 30th January 2007, 23:47

Originally Posted by Big Dog

Man, you got lost somewhere again......
Are we not talking about bikes anymore?

err... huh???

flob knows now....

**tide** · 31st January 2007, 07:11

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

OI!! .. my idea .... hands off ... LOL

In an attemt to get this thread back on track...

Any idea when you are going to be making another order...

**WarlockNZ** · 31st January 2007, 16:10

Originally Posted by tide

In an attemt to get this thread back on track...

Any idea when you are going to be making another order...

Fairly shortly actually...

Expressions of interest via PM please people

**WarlockNZ** · 6th February 2007, 12:50

Well ... seems that those that wanted have all received..

I've only had interest from 3 so far, I'm more than happy to place an order with less then 10, but we will have to pay for shipping which will up the cost...

So let me know people .... Who wants a Stebel??

If you want a different horn off the site .. we can do that as well .. the magnum is a lot smaller but still packs a decent punch.

Have a look at Nippy Normans and let me know.