What the deuce?
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What the deuce?
My turn signals only blink while riding and for a short time after riding. While sitting the signals brighten but do not flash. What causes this?
Switched front & rear to led. Blinking is normal. Have no load equalizer installed.
I'm not looking for a fix, since they work fine while riding. Just would like for someone to explain why this happens.
Switched front & rear to led. Blinking is normal. Have no load equalizer installed.
I'm not looking for a fix, since they work fine while riding. Just would like for someone to explain why this happens.
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I'm certainly not an electrical genius by any stretch, but here's my suggestion(s).
Check your wiring schematic and see where the single source of power is. Then check that source to confirm that it's getting the proper voltage at idle.
Do your other lights (head light, tail light, etc) also fade at idle? (possible regulator/stator problem)
Does it only do it if the brakes are applied at idle?
(possible short between the two circuits)
Check your wiring schematic and see where the single source of power is. Then check that source to confirm that it's getting the proper voltage at idle.
Do your other lights (head light, tail light, etc) also fade at idle? (possible regulator/stator problem)
Does it only do it if the brakes are applied at idle?
(possible short between the two circuits)
Last edited by Deucedog; Feb 15, 2013 at 08:24 PM.
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No other lights dim. I hooked up the two wire led lights with diodes and resistors in order to have running lights and blinkers. Got all the info from this site to do it.
Everything works great while and after riding for a minute. STRANGE Huh?
Everything works great while and after riding for a minute. STRANGE Huh?
I'm certainly not an electrical genius by any stretch, but here's me suggestion(s).
Check your wiring schematic and see where the single source of power is. Then check that source to confirm that it's getting the proper voltage at idle.
Do your other lights (head light, tail light, etc) also fade at idle? (possible regulator/stator problem)
Does it only do it if the brakes are applied at idle?
(possible short between the two circuits)
Check your wiring schematic and see where the single source of power is. Then check that source to confirm that it's getting the proper voltage at idle.
Do your other lights (head light, tail light, etc) also fade at idle? (possible regulator/stator problem)
Does it only do it if the brakes are applied at idle?
(possible short between the two circuits)
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Since everything works fine while riding.Even if the resistors are a little big. Will everything be OK?
Can anything be damaged?
Can anything be damaged?
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I"m sure Frostbite has a more informed answer, but I'd say if it is a over sized resistor it wouldn't be a problem. At idle your bike doesn't put out full voltage so the resistor would be more 'resistant'. How's that for a technical term. lol
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Sounds good to me. Thanks.
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My turn signals only blink while riding and for a short time after riding. While sitting the signals brighten but do not flash. What causes this?
Switched front & rear to led. Blinking is normal. Have no load equalizer installed.
I'm not looking for a fix, since they work fine while riding. Just would like for someone to explain why this happens.
Switched front & rear to led. Blinking is normal. Have no load equalizer installed.
I'm not looking for a fix, since they work fine while riding. Just would like for someone to explain why this happens.
A Badlands or similar load equaliser will correct that. I did the same to my Glide and got strange things happening, but everything works fine with my Badlands.
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