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poppawoodie
Posts : 82
Join date : 2013-02-28
| Subject: turn signal  Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:16 am | |
| Ok right turn sig doesnt blink, bought a hitch had itinstalled and wired. Hooked up trailer plugged up lights and made a right and viola the right flashed, on the other hand the left which was fine was now abnormaly flashing. Unhooked trailer and left was norm flashing and right now stopped. Wth | |
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Krzdimond
Admin
Posts : 3412
Join date : 2008-11-04
Age : 57
Location : Savannah, GA
| | Subject: Re: turn signal Fri Apr 26, 2013 6:16 am | |
| Did you replace the flasher relay with an electronic one, or are you still running the stock thermal one? | |
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phantom 309
Posts : 5848
Join date : 2008-12-28
Age : 114
| | Subject: Re: turn signal Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:03 pm | |
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Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7159
Join date : 2009-11-13
Age : 75
Location : Largo, FL 33774
| | Subject: Re: turn signal Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:32 pm | |
| Bad light bulb is the right side either front or back. The one that is good, should be lit continuously when the trailer is unhooked. | |
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jayoldschool
Posts : 2728
Join date : 2009-06-14
| | Subject: Re: turn signal Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:51 pm | |
| Yep, you have a burned out bulb on the right side. Left side flashes faster with the trailer due to the increased load on the relay. | |
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poppawoodie
Posts : 82
Join date : 2013-02-28
| | Subject: Re: turn signal Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:52 am | |
| Thanks thats an easy fix guys
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Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7159
Join date : 2009-11-13
Age : 75
Location : Largo, FL 33774
| | Subject: Re: turn signal Sun Apr 28, 2013 8:12 pm | |
| If you put LED lights in the trailer lights, you will not have the fast flash rate. | |
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COL
Posts : 634
Join date : 2012-03-04
Age : 76
Location : Lincoln City Oregon
| | Subject: Re: turn signal Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:14 pm | |
| I wanted brighter lights on my 1958 Airstream so I bought some replacement LED bulbs. They are nice and bright but not everything works right.
Side lights do not work (they are still incandesant). When the lights are on the and I hit the brake the lights go out.
I did not change the flasher (where is it) to compensate for the lower current on the LEDs?
Ideas??
Dick | |
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COL
Posts : 634
Join date : 2012-03-04
Age : 76
Location : Lincoln City Oregon
| | Subject: Re: turn signal Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:16 pm | |
| - COL wrote:
- I wanted brighter lights on my 1958 Airstream so I bought some replacement LED bulbs. They are nice and bright but not everything works right.
Side lights do not work (they are still incandesant). When the lights are on the and I hit the brake the lights go out.
I did not change the flasher (where is it) to compensate for the lower current on the LEDs?
Ideas??
Dick When I say the lights go out I mean the tail lights on trailer. Dick | |
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Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7159
Join date : 2009-11-13
Age : 75
Location : Largo, FL 33774
| | Subject: Re: turn signal Sun Dec 14, 2014 6:41 pm | |
| The light circuit may reverse voltage when the brakes are applied. A normal LED will only work when the proper polarity is applied. There are LEDs made that have circuitry to compensate for the change. The flashers are beside the steering column on the convenience center. | |
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COL
Posts : 634
Join date : 2012-03-04
Age : 76
Location : Lincoln City Oregon
| | Subject: next step Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:49 am | |
| So Fred, What is the fix? Will changing the flasher work or should I forget the upgrade and put my incandesant bulbs back in the trailer? Dick - Fred Kiehl wrote:
- The light circuit may reverse voltage when the brakes are applied. A normal LED will only work when the proper polarity is applied. There are LEDs made that have circuitry to compensate for the change. The flashers are beside the steering column on the convenience center.
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