Indicator stalk 'button'

[Mick Cliff]

Slowly going through the electrics on my 240Z (OKJ) trying to make sure everything works properly.
There's a button on the end of the indicator stalk - what is it for? Looked through several wiring diagrams but still clueless!
TIA

 

[Farmer42]

That's the flasher button. On most cars you would pull the stalk to flash someone but that turns your main beam on on a S30.

Push the button and you should see a blue light come on on your dash to show main beam.

 

[Mick Cliff]

Thanks for that.
Flasher eh?
Mine doesn't work then..... from the wiring diagrams it looks like the button might contact the 2 terminals internally in the stalk, making a circuit to the Hazard light switch which, somehow, 'flashes' the main beam.
More fun in store

 

[Rob Gaskin]

Mick, have you worked out yet that these cars switch an earth (ground) to operate the headlights?

That 'threw' me for a while when I converted to modern light units.

 

[Mick Cliff]

Mick, have you worked out yet that these cars switch an earth (ground) to operate the headlights?

That 'threw' me for a while when I converted to modern light units.

Thanks Rob. Yes, I sussed that out pretty quickly