Indicator Flasher Relay + LED

[chronyx]

I bought a solid state replacement from http://www.acumen-electronics.co.uk

straight swap and works with normal bulbs, LED's, and a mix of both.

[balee]

I bought a solid state replacement from http://www.acumen-electronics.co.uk

straight swap and works with normal bulbs, LED's, and a mix of both.

that would be an easy and tidy fix, but sadly i'm from romania and i couldn't find any relay that works with 10watt bulbs and is made for 3 wires...

[Grumpygit]

Hi,

The reason your bulbs are flashing too fast is because of the difference in the electrical current between the two types of bulbs fitted....

I will spare you from the boring electrical calclations......

Providing you have changed all 4 bulbs on your bike to 10 watt the way around this problem is to fit a 6.8 ohm, 25 watt resistor.....like part number 160-714 on the R.S. components, UK website.

The resistor must be rated at least 25 watts or there is a high risk of fire due to the component overheating...be warned!!!

This resistor will effectively replace the lost/changed electrical characteristics caused by your modifications to the electrical circuit.

The resistor will get hot in use as it is effectively dissipating the difference in watts between the standard bulbs and LED bulbs......hence it must be securely fitted to metal chassis of the bike, preferably with heat conducting paste between the resistor and bike to aid heat dissapation.

Once mounted, connect one end of the resistor to a good clean ground (bike frame) and the other wire to the grey wire at the flasher relay.


Hope this helps

Grant

[balee]

Hi,

The reason your bulbs are flashing too fast is because of the difference in the electrical current between the two types of bulbs fitted....

I will spare you from the boring electrical calclations......

Providing you have changed all 4 bulbs on your bike to 10 watt the way around this problem is to fit a 6.8 ohm, 25 watt resistor.....like part number 160-714 on the R.S. components, UK website.

The resistor must be rated at least 25 watts or there is a high risk of fire due to the component overheating...be warned!!!

This resistor will effectively replace the lost/changed electrical characteristics caused by your modifications to the electrical circuit.

The resistor will get hot in use as it is effectively dissipating the difference in watts between the standard bulbs and LED bulbs......hence it must be securely fitted to metal chassis of the bike, preferably with heat conducting paste between the resistor and bike to aid heat dissapation.

Once mounted, connect one end of the resistor to a good clean ground (bike frame) and the other wire to the grey wire at the flasher relay.


Hope this helps

Grant

thank very much! i'll get going right away

cheers!

[Grumpygit]

Hi,

Just had a thought.....

If you connect into the grey wire at the relay (as I suggested last night) it is going to make the relay tick and draw current all the time ...even if the indicators are not being used...this might burn out the indicator relay over time!!! ...not a good idea...

With hindsight (as I was trying to keep your costs down) what I should have recommended instead was to obtain two 6.8 ohm resistors....

Connect one end of the resistor to a good ground (earth) and the other to the indicators + ve supply (blue wire).

Using the other resistor...do the same for the other side but connect to the orange wire this time....and the other end to ground.

Remember the resistors must 25 watt or more and securely attached to frame/sheet metal to dissipate the heat produced!!

Wiring it this way means that that one resistor compensates/corrects one side of the bike's indicators, whilst the other resistor does the other side....and current willl only flow when the indicators are in use.

I think the above is the better way to proceed....

Cheers

Grant

[balee]

Hi,

Just had a thought.....

If you connect into the grey wire at the relay (as I suggested last night) it is going to make the relay tick and draw current all the time ...even if the indicators are not being used...this might burn out the indicator relay over time!!! ...not a good idea...

With hindsight (as I was trying to keep your costs down) what I should have recommended instead was to obtain two 6.8 ohm resistors....

Connect one end of the resistor to a good ground (earth) and the other to the indicators + ve supply (blue wire).

Using the other resistor...do the same for the other side but connect to the orange wire this time....and the other end to ground.

Remember the resistors must 25 watt or more and securely attached to frame/sheet metal to dissipate the heat produced!!

Wiring it this way means that that one resistor compensates/corrects one side of the bike's indicators, whilst the other resistor does the other side....and current willl only flow when the indicators are in use.

I think the above is the better way to proceed....

Cheers

Grant

well. i haven't done anything yet, because i couldn't find the the right resistor.
reguarind your last post, i found by accident some instructions that came with the indicators, and it says to replace my indicator relay and it specifies what kind of relay to use, OR use two resistors. i think i will stick to changing the relay since its less complicated.
thank you for your time and advice!

CHEERS!