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I had a similar problem with our GT6 so I wired a buzzer in which sounds if the side or headlights are on and the interior light is activated i.e when the door is opened. A simple solution.
There are lights-on warning systems out there, otherwise you could use a relay or two or three to switch the lights off with the ignition. My calc of the full lighting load is ~22A (no spots or fogs) - I'd have reservations about using a 30A relay for this duty as, at the moment of switch-on, the cold filaments in the lights present a very high load, well in excess of their normal rating, so would expect a very short life of the contacts if a single relay was used on the feed to the lighting switch.
Just a point here - I think including the sidelights in an ignition-controlled system might be in contravention of Construction & Use Regs and thus an MOT fail. If they're not included, then I'd expect they could flatten a good battery in less than a day.
Fitting a warning system (linked to door opening) is on my list
I had a similar problem with our GT6 so I wired a buzzer in which sounds if the side or headlights are on and the interior light is activated i.e when the door is opened. A simple solution.
Regards
Bruce
+1
Works for me.
Dave
1974 Mk2, ZF Auto, 3.45 Diff, Datsun Driveshafts. Stag owner/maintainer since 1989.
This is the warning buzzer circuit I used (MK1 - if yours is MK2 you won't need the additional relay): The buzzer (well actually a warble) sounds if the driver's door is opened with the lights on and the ignition off and it's saved me from flat batteries on several occasions.
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