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| | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 217 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 217 | I put on 1946 led taillights and everything was working fine. I think the front turn signals were a little faster and brighter but the change was minute that's why a can't tell. Everything was working fine for about 200 miles now I noticed the front left turn bulb isn't working. I replaced the bulb and the front running light works but not the turn signal. Could the led draw too small a current and fry the turn signals?
Rick | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | No, too small a current won't fry a circuit. Not enough resistance will cause a flasher to flash faster. This will happen when one bulb burns out on an incandescent system. That's why your front flashed faster when it worked. They make special flashers for LED systems but I don't know how they work on a split system.
But that's not your problem. It appears you have an open circuit. Use your multimeter to find it. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 226 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 226 | The led systems require a flasher that is diffrent in design. They are a quicker resistance in the points cut off.
Just replace it with a led flasher like cletis stated.
This will fix all your problems. Infact you could replace your front marker lights to with the Led replacements and be just fine.
Leds do require more resistance in the voltage and the Flasher will fix that
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 46 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 46 | I've installed led signals on motorcycles and not changed the flasher all it requires is a resistor in line to add the difference to make the flasher operate correctly. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 | I'm running LED rear turn signals and conventional bulbs in the front parking/turn sockets. The standard flasher works fine as long as there is resistance from the front bulbs and the electronic flasher I tried didn't function.
Dave | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 217 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 217 | thanks for the info. i'm not the best at electrical but i'm learning. like dont grab the spark plug wire. not a good idea.
Rick......... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 46 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 46 | I worked at Rogers Stereo and have done a lot of custom wiring. Had a lot of experience with wiring, so if I can be of any help let me know. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 687 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 687 | I knew there was somthing about LED lighting that was a worry for people that change thier systems over. I forgot what it was. And now that it has been posted I remember. The turn signal flasher was the item of fault. Geeze I love this forum.
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