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Hot Rods Turn signal woes

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by bob giles, Apr 23, 2011.

  1. bob giles
    Joined: Dec 4, 2007
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    bob giles
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    How do you trouble shoot turn signals?
    GM colunm, LED signals, led flasher. 4 ways work. Signals light but don't flash. Everything is new.
     
  2. Mudgy
    Joined: Dec 4, 2010
    Posts: 231

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    maybe your LED's aren't drawing enough current through the flasher unit?
    try adding a globe to one side, if it starts flashing you could add a globe to each side (hidden away) to load the can up, or get a Dakota Digital no load flasher can.
     
  3. bob giles
    Joined: Dec 4, 2007
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    I was thinking that too. 4 leds will flash but two wont.
     
  4. d2_willys
    Joined: Sep 8, 2007
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    from Kansas

    Load up the flasher with a 1k 1/4w resistor and see if this fixes the problem. Try the 1K resistor at the left front (or rear) led wire to ground. If it works then install another 1K on the right side.
     
  5. bob giles
    Joined: Dec 4, 2007
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    I'll try the resistors tommorrow. I paralleled a incandesent light with the led and they work. The leds came with a flasher with a ground wire that was supposed to make them work.
     

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