led flasher replacement?
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From: Virginia
Very cool - Thanks! The brake light shows a bit of a draw as indicated by my voltmeter, so I'm thinking that if I replace all the 1157 incandescent bulbs w/LEDs, that I'll not only increase my MTBF, but, reduce current draw and improve my bike's visibility at the same time.
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From: Virginia
What bike? My bike has the old style metal thermally operated flasher units. I replaced them with a pair of Tridon EP36 3 wire flashers from Advance Autoparts, ~$14 ea. The 3rd wire is a ground. The new flashers are a bit larger but can be squeezed into the mounts, which on my bike are located next to the right fork tube at about the lower triple tree level.
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My bike has a Hazard switch with its own flasher module, so I needed 2. If you don't have a hazard switch (and you just use the old style little cans, not the new auto-cancelling module) then you only need 1 of the EP36 things. You'll have to add a ground wire to one terminal. Look at the diagram on the back of the package and attach your flag connectors accordingly. Don't pay any attention to the letters on the bottom of the relay. Off the top of my head, looking at the bottom of the relay with the middle connector at the top, the left is ground, the right is power (Orange) and the top is to the light circuit, which would be green, I believe, but not the orange one anyway.
I have used flashers from superbrightLEDs.com also, but I wanted something I could source locally and not have to wait for shipping, so that's why I went with the EP36.
I have used flashers from superbrightLEDs.com also, but I wanted something I could source locally and not have to wait for shipping, so that's why I went with the EP36.
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From: Virginia
My bike has a Hazard switch with its own flasher module, so I needed 2. If you don't have a hazard switch (and you just use the old style little cans, not the new auto-cancelling module) then you only need 1 of the EP36 things. You'll have to add a ground wire to one terminal. Look at the diagram on the back of the package and attach your flag connectors accordingly. Don't pay any attention to the letters on the bottom of the relay. Off the top of my head, looking at the bottom of the relay with the middle connector at the top, the left is ground, the right is power (Orange) and the top is to the light circuit, which would be green, I believe, but not the orange one anyway.
I have used flashers from superbrightLEDs.com also, but I wanted something I could source locally and not have to wait for shipping, so that's why I went with the EP36.
I have used flashers from superbrightLEDs.com also, but I wanted something I could source locally and not have to wait for shipping, so that's why I went with the EP36.
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From: Beautiful SW Missouri Ozark Mountain Country
Yes there is! I have a Badlands on my 1990 Evo. It's a small solid state beasty widely available.
I do see however that Badlands has a new module (ATS-03-A) that is smaller than the original and will take care of any LED signal problems.
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Hey Grahm, My '90 has a module that cancels the turn signal (doesn't always work) and does the flashing. Did your's have this? Did you remove it and use the Badlands in place of it?? How did you do it????
I do see however that Badlands has a new module (ATS-03-A) that is smaller than the original and will take care of any LED signal problems.
I do see however that Badlands has a new module (ATS-03-A) that is smaller than the original and will take care of any LED signal problems.
Yes I still have that stock unit. I bought the bike new and replaced it many years ago when it packed up, but the current one still works fine. The Badlands unit I added simply compensates for using LED indicators. If my original unit ever fails I have earmarked Badlands and will use one of their other units.
What I did early on was to isolate my stock flasher unit from the speedo, to stop the darned thing automatically switching itself off, so I press to start and press again to stop my indicators. There is a white/green wire behind the speedo that can be safely disconnected.
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Hey Grahm, My '90 has a module that cancels the turn signal (doesn't always work) and does the flashing. Did your's have this? Did you remove it and use the Badlands in place of it?? How did you do it????
I do see however that Badlands has a new module (ATS-03-A) that is smaller than the original and will take care of any LED signal problems.
I do see however that Badlands has a new module (ATS-03-A) that is smaller than the original and will take care of any LED signal problems.
The turn signal module has an open recall on it for my '90,
go to HD website, creat a profile and check for recalls.
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