flashing too fast

[stantheman 0]

ive put some mini indicaters on me bandit 1250 and they are flashing too quick they were ok when i fitted the rear ones but since ive fitted the fronts they are flashing way too fast oh and they are too small to get the bulbs out cos ive tried these are the very same ones http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOTORCYCLE-MINI-INDICATORS-UNIVERSAL-12v-SET-4-BLACK-2-SHORT-2-LONG-/270856333974?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3f104baa96

[madsod 0]

YOUR will need a new relay to slow them down

[dick65 0]

i had the same problem a while back,i changed the bulbs to a higher wattage did the trick

[lee1 1]

if yours is a 7 pin relay stan fit one of these,thats all I did you can mix and match indicators with these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUZUKI-7-PIN-OEM-LED-Indicator-RELAY-WRELED05-/270915660917?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3f13d4ec75#ht_1649wt_698

[Fallen Angel 0]

Had a look at the ad but it doesn't say what the wattage of the new lights are. Most flasher units have a rating printed on them for eg 12v 21w x 2. Sounds like the new ones are too lower wattage thus presenting too smaller load to the relay. A simple fix would be to fit a ballast resistor in line to increase the load. Can't give you a value off hand as I don't know the ratings for th flasher or wattage of the bulbs but wire wound are designed for this application and once you have the ratings it's simple to use Ohm's law to get an Ohms value.

Hawthorne and Beauchamp at your service, Old school

[madsod 0]

i did think this might be about rain coats

[lee1 1]

@madsod wrote:

i did think this might be about rain coats

it would have if jezza had started the post

[RichardH 0]

Had a look at the ad but it doesn't say what the wattage of the new lights are. Most flasher units have a rating printed on them for eg 12v 21w x 2. Sounds like the new ones are too lower wattage thus presenting too smaller load to the relay. A simple fix would be to fit a ballast resistor in line to increase the load. Can't give you a value off hand as I don't know the ratings for th flasher or wattage of the bulbs but wire wound are designed for this application and once you have the ratings it's simple to use Ohm's law to get an Ohms value.

Yep, that's as clear as mud to us thick folk

[Fallen Angel 0]

ITCHY wrote:

Had a look at the ad but it doesn't say what the wattage of the new lights are. Most flasher units have a rating printed on them for eg 12v 21w x 2. Sounds like the new ones are too lower wattage thus presenting too smaller load to the relay. A simple fix would be to fit a ballast resistor in line to increase the load. Can't give you a value off hand as I don't know the ratings for th flasher or wattage of the bulbs but wire wound are designed for this application and once you have the ratings it's simple to use Ohm's law to get an Ohms value.

Wadyamean??? It's simples. Maplins
Yep, that's as clear as mud to us thick folk

[stantheman 0]

@dick65 wrote:

i had the same problem a while back,i changed the bulbs to a higher wattage did the trick

i did that with me last ones as well dick but you cant get anything in to twist them out mate cos theyre so small

[lee1 1]

@stantheman wrote:

@dick65 wrote:

i had the same problem a while back,i changed the bulbs to a higher wattage did the trick

i did that with me last ones as well dick but you cant get anything in to twist them out mate cos theyre so small

go for the relay option stan its simples

[stantheman 0]

@Fallen Angel wrote:

Had a look at the ad but it doesn't say what the wattage of the new lights are. Most flasher units have a rating printed on them for eg 12v 21w x 2. Sounds like the new ones are too lower wattage thus presenting too smaller load to the relay. A simple fix would be to fit a ballast resistor in line to increase the load. Can't give you a value off hand as I don't know the ratings for th flasher or wattage of the bulbs but wire wound are designed for this application and once you have the ratings it's simple to use Ohm's law to get an Ohms value.

Hawthorne and Beauchamp at your service, Old school

the bulbs are 12v 23w

[Tony nitrous 0]

Think of it as the new LED's needing less "electric" than traditional bulbs.

They flash too fast because they're getting "too much"

Fallen Angels resister would help them get the right amount.

Sometimes you can change the relay to a more suitable one,
Sometimes its easier to just put a seperate resister in-line.

[madcarper 0]

i'm pretty sure your relay will be same as mine stan 7 pin thats the easiest and best way to go m8 but if you want to use inline resistors i've got a couple you can have.

[stantheman 0]

thanks ian ive been in the garage tonight and the weirdest thing is that the hazzard warning lights flash as normal

[Stue11 0]

I got excited when i opened this thread up sorry Stan..

[dick65 0]

@Stue11 wrote:

I got excited when i opened this thread up sorry Stan..

[madcarper 0]

@stantheman wrote:

thanks ian ive been in the garage tonight and the weirdest thing is that the hazzard warning lights flash as normal

yes m8 mine was the same till i changed the relay.

[streetfighter 0]

@dick65 wrote:

@Stue11 wrote:

I got excited when i opened this thread up sorry Stan..

And i thought it was a joke about someone flasing

[stantheman 0]

gonna order the relay tonight

[stantheman 0]

the new relay came this morning and ive fitted it and everything is working brilliantly thanks for the advice guys

[madsod 0]

NICE ONE

[dick65 0]

result stan

[madcarper 0]

Bet you wish all your fixes were that easy eh m8.

[lee1 1]

nice one stan