LED turn signals work... then don't??
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LED turn signals work... then don't??
88 FLST with a stock wiring harness. I have Alloy Art leds up front and a Russ Wernimont (sp?) led cateye with integral run/brake/signals. I have a led type flasher installed. Like I said, everything else is stock. When I first turn on my ignition (new build, first time testing electronics) the signals work fine. I hear the flasher "click" and like I said, both front and rear signals work great. But after a minute or so, they stop working. When I hold either signal button in, they light up and just slowly fade off. No more flashing. Shut if off for a few minutes and it repeats - first they work, then they stop.
I've been referred to Badlands/NAMZ for a load equalizer. I'll call in the morning. Can someone just explain to me why they initially work but then stop? I think I'd feel better if they just didn't work at all. Thanks in advance for your help.
I've been referred to Badlands/NAMZ for a load equalizer. I'll call in the morning. Can someone just explain to me why they initially work but then stop? I think I'd feel better if they just didn't work at all. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Thanks for replying! So initially its sufficient but then becomes insufficient? They supplied an equalizer with my tailight but its designed for the 2001 & later factory harness.
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Thank you for the reply. That's what's confusing me. If its not working right, wouldn't it not work at all? Not work at first and then stop working??
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A "regular" flasher is dependent on load to work correctly...an "electronic" flasher needs no load to work..so using one eliminates the need for "equalizers" which are just resistors.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...pEBhoCSHTw_wcB
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A "regular" flasher is dependent on load to work correctly...an "electronic" flasher needs no load to work..so using one eliminates the need for "equalizers" which are just resistors.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...pEBhoCSHTw_wcB
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...pEBhoCSHTw_wcB
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You have a led type flasher installed, what does it do with the normal one. What I was gettin at was;think of a flashlight battery going dead and out,turn off for a while and it will light then go back out again, I think there not being supplied enough current. Might even be tripping the breaker. Too much and they may blink really fast.
Last edited by glidein wide; 03-23-2015 at 08:32 PM.
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I didn't realize you had an electronic flasher...don't think you would hear one click...are you sure you are not hearing the breaker? You have one of 2 problems...either the flasher is bad, or it is not wired correctly.