Live in Piccadilly and need an auto electrician? With the Kalgoorlie Health Campus and the Sir Richard Moore Sporting Complex in the suburb, a lot of the work here is on shift workers' cars and family vehicles that start early and finish late.
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- Area: Kalgoorlie Central, City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
- Neighbours: Lamington, Mullingar, Kalgoorlie, West Lamington
- Main roads: Hare Street, Hawkins Street, Piccadilly Street, Goldfields Highway
- Typical work: battery and alternator testing, headlight and globe replacement, air conditioning electrical faults, interior and courtesy light faults, tow and trailer wiring for sport and camping
Common auto electrical jobs in Piccadilly
Piccadilly is a narrow, grid-pattern suburb between the town centre and Lamington, home to the region's main hospital and its biggest sporting venue. Shift work and weekend sport set the pattern of jobs here.
Headlights for night shift
Hospital staff and other shift workers in Piccadilly often drive home in the dark, and Kalgoorlie's streets get very dark once you leave the main roads. A dim or failed headlight globe is easy to miss until you are on the road. Halogen globes slowly lose output, so if one side has failed it is worth changing both. Our guide on how to change a headlight globe walks through the job on most cars.
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Cars parked for long shifts
A car that sits in a hospital car park for a twelve-hour shift in summer heat, then does a short drive home, does not get much charging time. Over months that wears a battery down. A parasitic drain from an aftermarket accessory or a faulty module makes it worse. If the car is slow to crank after a shift, have the battery and charging system tested. A quick drain test can find a fault before it leaves you stranded at handover.
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Trailers for sport and camping
The Sir Richard Moore Sporting Complex draws teams and families most weekends, and plenty of Piccadilly households also tow camper trailers out bush. Trailer lights are one of the most common faults we see, usually from a corroded plug or a poor earth. Red dust gets into plugs and lamp housings and holds moisture after rain. Clean the plug pins, check the earth wire at the trailer and replace any cracked lenses. See why aren't my trailer lights working for a step-by-step check.
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Interior lights and switches
Older family cars around Piccadilly often have small electrical faults that are easy to put off: a courtesy light that stays on, a boot light that never goes off, or a door switch that has worn out. These faults are more than an annoyance, because a light left on overnight can flatten a battery by morning. Replacing the globe or the door switch is usually a simple fix. LED replacements draw less current and handle heat well.
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Piccadilly auto electrical questions
My car keeps going flat after night shifts. What should I check first?
Start with the battery itself, since heat and short trips wear batteries out quickly in Kalgoorlie. If it tests fine, look for something staying on after you lock the car, such as a boot light, glovebox light or a dashcam without a cut-off. An auto electrician can do a parasitic drain test to measure what is drawing current while the car is parked.
Should I switch my headlights to LED?
Only use LED globes that are approved for your headlight type and fitted correctly. Some LED globes scatter light and dazzle oncoming drivers, and a few cause warning lights on cars that check the globe circuit. A good quality halogen globe in clean, clear lenses is often the better choice. If the lenses are yellowed, restoring them helps as much as a new globe.
Local tip for Piccadilly
If you park at the hospital for long shifts, a solar windscreen shade and cracked windows are not enough in January. Where you can, take the dashcam or any loose electronics off the dash during the day. Heat is what kills small batteries, screens and suction mounts. It also pays to keep a small jump starter in the boot for the odd morning when the car will not crank.
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