Headlight flasher gone bad
Headlight flasher gone bad
Last year I got a headlight flasher unit for my bike and installed it. Everything worked fine for a while but then I started blowing the headlight fuse. I figured out that when the spots were on the fuse would go. So I really didn't have time to dig into this so I just went without the spots. So recently the push button cover for my trip reset fell off so I got another one and over the weekend opened up the fairing so I could push the button back through and put the new button cover on, stupid design if you ask me. Anyway I take the long over due time to look at the flasher unit and find that it shows signs of having over heated. Now I am pretty sure that I got the right unit for my bike but now I'm not positive and of course I have tossed the box so I can't look back and be sure though I will check at the dealer to be sure. What I am wondering is why does it seem that the headlight draws so many amps? My 98 fried the headlamp plug at one point so it makes me wonder if this is a common problem.
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Yaaaa, another headlight modulator thread, woooohooooo... Here comes the "if you dont like it, dont look at it" answers, the "its for safety" answers, the "it irritates me" answers, the "I wanna be seen" answers and the answer above, " I hate it" answers. Here is my answer, if its your time, the modulator is not going to help. Ride like everyone is trying to kill you, because they are. Let the flaming begin....
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Yaaaa, another headlight modulator thread, woooohooooo... Here comes the "if you dont like it, dont look at it" answers, the "its for safety" answers, the "it irritates me" answers, the "I wanna be seen" answers and the answer above, " I hate it" answers. Here is my answer, if its your time, the modulator is not going to help. Ride like everyone is trying to kill you, because they are. Let the flaming begin....
Yaaaa, another headlight modulator thread, woooohooooo... Here comes the "if you dont like it, dont look at it" answers, the "its for safety" answers, the "it irritates me" answers, the "I wanna be seen" answers and the answer above, " I hate it" answers. Here is my answer, if its your time, the modulator is not going to help. Ride like everyone is trying to kill you, because they are. Let the flaming begin....
My question has nothing to do with what you think of them it is about what is going on electrically with the unit and perhaps my bike. If you have something useful to contribute then by all means post up other wise STFU!
I forgot to check the level I will get right on that
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Are you running a high wattage lamp? I'm running a 90/100 lamp with a modulator, and over time, it also did the same thing. Replace it, and bought a ceramic H4 pigtail on E Bay and placed it between the modulator and lamp.
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+1 What he said, if you have a high wattage lamp. If not, make sure you have a good ground.
I don't actually know for sure. I went on the premise that it is the stock lamp because the person that I purchased it from had done very little with the bike as far as mods or upgrades.