Load Equalizer?
Thread Starter
|
Stage I
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
From: San Francisco
Load Equalizer?
Hey all. New to the forum and LED lights and need a little help with some things. I recently installed a LED headlight and already had LED taillight. As soon as I turned the bike(it's a 2007 xl1200R)on, the brake light stopped working and I popped a fuse. My question is: do I need a load equalizer if I'm not doing LED turn signals?
Any help is much appreciated!
Any help is much appreciated!
Club Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 45,429
Likes: 2,897
From: Bedford UK
No, you don't need a load equalizer, that is to fool your flasher unit into thinking that it still has conventional bulbs in the indicator lights. If you popped a fuze that indicates there is either a wiring error, or possibly a damaged wire, may even be that there is a fault in the new tail-light.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 291
Likes: 3
From: buffalo, NY
I recently purchased a LED headlight and it kept popping the fuse. Returned it and got another one and all was good, no more fuse popping. There is a possibility that your new light is defective or a pinched wire/wiring issue.
i installed a cheap led h4 (not the dk h4) in my sportster and it immediately blew a fuse... i pulled the bulb out and threw it in the trash......
this...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-H4-Motor...item3d06f431fa
i swore off cheap leds after this.
load equalized had nothing to do with it... and i have one in there.
this...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-H4-Motor...item3d06f431fa
i swore off cheap leds after this.
load equalized had nothing to do with it... and i have one in there.
Last edited by cvaria; Sep 25, 2016 at 08:46 AM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Wray67
Electrical/Lighting/Alarm
1
Aug 27, 2015 11:43 PM
