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I'm installing turn signals in a 1949 Chevy 1/2 ton, I know how to wire the (6 volt) flasher, but how and where do I mount the flasher?

Thanks

DW,

This might seem crude, but I have seen the flasher, inserted in the base and hung by its wires, hidden from view behind the dashboard. A few zip ties and your all set.


Stuart

Mine is zip-tied on top the column, low enough I can easily get at it.

If you fasten it to the column or rear of dash you can hear it click better.

mine works better if is hanging down, no joke, it does.............Fred

Joker,

Darn it..stay on topic here! We're talking about flashers. :p


Stuart

tis true, when my flasher is tied up-right it will not work, if I let it hang down, it will,,, why would that be.............Fred

Joker,

I can tell you...I have an opinion on everything, probably not right, but a opinion anyway.

The flasher has a bi-metal spring in it. Two different metals are sandwiched together to make a flat little paddle. As current passes through it,the paddle heats up. Because the different sides of the sandwich expand at different rates, when it gets hot, it curls over sort of like a banana.

When it "gets bent" so to speak, it pulls away from the power contact, and presto, your lights go out...paddle cools off, hits contact, light come on, paddle gets hot, pulls off contact, lights go out...over and over and over.

Yours won't work because you have the "Horizontal Model"...banana will only function laying down on the job, or a loose wire!

Stuart

I even installed a new one and it acts the same.. as long as it is dangling, it works fine so I have left it that way... crazy deal huh, so I may have a loose wire,, will check it out,, thanks..Fred

My turn signal flasher just kind of hangs there, too.

Speaking of which... I forgot to pull that today when I was out there.

Darn thing finally gave up the ghost.

A three prong headlight connector will fit a regular flasher, in case anyone is interested.

Can you folks buy "Hella" parts in the US?
They make electronic flashers (6 and 12 volt) without that bi-metal stuff.

May sound strange but this was a big improofement on the 41 with 6V system.

With the bi-metal flasher you cant hardly notice the flashing it was more like a dimming on and off and the indicator light came up only randomly..

Wit the new "Hella" flasher it blinks like a modern car, it has a loud klick (so I don`t forget it, and the little indicator lamps at the switch work fine and bright now.

Frank

Where can I buy a replacement flasher for my 6 volt sys.?

Hella makes wonderful stuff. I'm going to install their H4 headlights in both my '54 panel and '77 Corvette.

Francis - see the post right above yours. A search for "Hella" on Google should turn up any number of parts sources - try those that supply Volkswagen parts, the Beetle used a 6v electrical system well after most other cars had ditched it.

I had thought about letting my flasher hang down like Joker and to zip tie it to a support on the dash board.

I got a clip from NAPA that I attached to the firewall. It is just a simple compression clip that the flasher snaps into.

Works great.