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Post by grinder on Mar 17, 2010 17:41:11 GMT -5
I bought the flasher in the link for use with my led signals. I checked the load on the signals and it was .08A ea. or .16A for the pair. This should be 160ma I believe and within the range of the flasher.I connected 12V to the X terminal and the brown/white from the signal switch to the L terminal and got nothing. The bulbs didn't light or flash. I'm thinking I got a bad flasher because I hooked it up to my car that also has a 2 terminal flasher and nothing there either. I think this flasher should work with the signals...what do you think? www.napaonline.com/Search/Detail.aspx?R=NF_EL12L2_0226718936 |
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Post by grinder on Mar 18, 2010 15:16:13 GMT -5
Up date... I got a replacement flasher from Napa today and it works great. It will flash one or both signals no problem. I just got a bad one the first time.
Now I just need to add some doides to the single indicator light so it doesn't feed back and light all the signals.
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Post by wideload on Apr 4, 2010 18:19:26 GMT -5
I installed an adjustable rate flasher for my new LED signals (no signals on the bike when I bought it). Things went pretty well, but I ran into the same problem grinder did - the dark green wire for the right signals and the chocolate brown wire from the left signals both connect to the (single) signal indicator light. I don't understand how this could work - when the signal is activated on one side, current is fed through the indicator light into the other side and both right and left are lit up.
Two questions - A). can any one recommend a diode that will work (the way grinder describes)? B). Is there another way to attack the problem (beside disabling the signal indicator light)?
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Post by grinder on Apr 4, 2010 18:41:05 GMT -5
This is what I did and it worked great. Take a lead from the dark green and the chocolate( L & R turn) and connect to the in sides of the diodes. Connect the out sides of the diodes together with a wire and run this wire to the positive side of the indicator bulb. Ground the other lead comming from the bulb. These are the diodes I used, they are overkill but are nice and beefy. The end of the diode with the silver stripe is the out side. www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062591 |
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Post by ShakerNorm on Apr 5, 2010 22:29:30 GMT -5
Grinder - sounds like a good idea - maybe you could draw up a quick wiring diagram for those of us who need a little visual hint how to do it.....LOL
Norm
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Post by grinder on Apr 6, 2010 18:16:51 GMT -5
I would but not sure how to get my diagram onto the forum.
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Post by wideload on Apr 6, 2010 21:30:26 GMT -5
Sorry about the quality of the diagram. This is what grinder is describing. If you have a single turn signal indicator lamp in your model, this is what you could do. In the headlight bucket, locate the Dark Green and the Chocolate Brown wires heading to the turn signal indicator lamp. These are the wires you will be working with.  |
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Post by grinder on Apr 7, 2010 6:08:11 GMT -5
yeah like that.
Thanks
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Post by ShakerNorm on Apr 9, 2010 23:47:18 GMT -5
AHA - I can see now.......
Thanks, Wideload
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