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Old Sep 10, 2013 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 1st 96 ultra
Same thing happened to mine , do you have a load equilizer on it ', that fixed my problem
I do. I have the load equalizer provided in the lighting kit by Custom Dynamics. They just sent me to warranty. Guessing they are planning to replace it. Wanted to see if anyone else was running a different equalizer they were happy with.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 08:42 PM
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I have the CD setup with a Biketronics load equalizer. Was caught in a torrential downpour on the side of the highway a couple of weeks ago. Sat in the rain, with gear on, for about 45 minutes before the rain let up enough to make it to the neatest bridge on the turnpike. Bridges are few and far between!

Had the flashers on both in the rain and under the bridge for almost three hours before the rain eased up enough so I could actually see and the highway no longer had 2" of accumulated water. When I got moving, the Red Key Light came on and stayed on for quite a while then finally went off. My turn signals now flashed normally for four flashes then would rapidly flash. Sometimes intermittent and sometimes would stay rapidly flashing.

Thought the Red Key Light was maybe a low battery in the key fob, and expected the bike to go into limp mode but never did. The Red Key Light just eventually went out. Made it home safe and soaked.

Changed the battery in my key fob since the bike is just now a year old and the Red Key Light didn't come on. The turn signals were operating normally too for awhile until they started blinking rapidly again. I thought the problem was solved but now thought the load equalizer might have gone bad. Took it to the guy who sold the CD set and equalizer to me and had him check it out last night.

He reset the load equalizer by:
1) Turned the ignition switch on
2) Turned the "Run" right handlebar switch on
3) started the bike
4) Turned on the RIGHT turn signal for THREE flashes
5) Turned on the LEFT turn signal for FIVE flashes
6) Turned on the RIGHT turn signal for FIVE flashes

Now the load equalizer was reset and the turn signals were operating properly! He said if it happened again to just go through the reset process again and it should be fine. Rode the bike home and everything was great until just before reaching home, then the turn signals started back with the flashing problem.

This morning before taking the bike back out to ride I went through the reset process again. Again it fixed the issue. After riding for about a half hour, the turn signal problem reared it's ugly head again. But this time the Red Key Light came back on and stayed on again.

I'm thinking the load equalizer needs to be replaced and will get that done this week. I'm also assuming that the dreaded Red Key Light problem is also caused by this. Will the bike likely have some codes thrown that might confirm the cause?
 
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 08:50 PM
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I've had my r/s/t LEDs for 6 months and I think they're great! Very easy to install...maybe 3 min. each if that long.

As for the load equalizer wire, I left it off since it doesn't effect the flashing of the actual lights, just the dash. And having it flash fast, doesn't bother me at all.

The best $140 I've spent in yrs. and a top notch company to deal with.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 08:59 PM
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I have LEDs front and rear and no equalizer. The key light only bothered me 3 years ago. Plus I kinda like that they blink 3 times then then speed up.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Roger That
I have the CD setup with a Biketronics load equalizer.?
Get rid of the Biketronics load equalizer. Some people swear by them but I had the same Red Key issues using it with the CD set up. I switched to the CD load equalizer (it hooks to the battery) and all problems solved.

I think the OP has several issues. One being the Load Equalizer and second he's running 1156's in the rear.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Roger That
I have the CD setup with a Biketronics load equalizer. Was caught in a torrential downpour on the side of the highway a couple of weeks ago. Sat in the rain, with gear on, for about 45 minutes before the rain let up enough to make it to the neatest bridge on the turnpike. Bridges are few and far between!

Had the flashers on both in the rain and under the bridge for almost three hours before the rain eased up enough so I could actually see and the highway no longer had 2" of accumulated water. When I got moving, the Red Key Light came on and stayed on for quite a while then finally went off. My turn signals now flashed normally for four flashes then would rapidly flash. Sometimes intermittent and sometimes would stay rapidly flashing.

Thought the Red Key Light was maybe a low battery in the key fob, and expected the bike to go into limp mode but never did. The Red Key Light just eventually went out. Made it home safe and soaked.

Changed the battery in my key fob since the bike is just now a year old and the Red Key Light didn't come on. The turn signals were operating normally too for awhile until they started blinking rapidly again. I thought the problem was solved but now thought the load equalizer might have gone bad. Took it to the guy who sold the CD set and equalizer to me and had him check it out last night.

He reset the load equalizer by:
1) Turned the ignition switch on
2) Turned the "Run" right handlebar switch on
3) started the bike
4) Turned on the RIGHT turn signal for THREE flashes
5) Turned on the LEFT turn signal for FIVE flashes
6) Turned on the RIGHT turn signal for FIVE flashes

Now the load equalizer was reset and the turn signals were operating properly! He said if it happened again to just go through the reset process again and it should be fine. Rode the bike home and everything was great until just before reaching home, then the turn signals started back with the flashing problem.

This morning before taking the bike back out to ride I went through the reset process again. Again it fixed the issue. After riding for about a half hour, the turn signal problem reared it's ugly head again. But this time the Red Key Light came back on and stayed on again.

I'm thinking the load equalizer needs to be replaced and will get that done this week. I'm also assuming that the dreaded Red Key Light problem is also caused by this. Will the bike likely have some codes thrown that might confirm the cause?
My Biketronic equalizer quit after about 3+ years on a trip this year. Tried resetting it but it still wouldn't stop the fast flashing lights and steady red key icon. I called them and it cost me $5.00 and the old one back to them (shipping fee) for a new unit.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 07:11 AM
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I had a CD load equalizer and ended up discarding it in place of a Kuryakyn to resolve.
The CD people would have worked with me but my local stealer had me try the Kuryakyn and it has worked flawlessly. I have CD turn signals front and rear, along with their triple play- brake- run- tail light controller.
I have not been, and still am not a Kuryakyn fan, but do know their load equalizer (for security systems) did the trick......
 
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 10:27 AM
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It is nice to see the comments come in on this. I thought I would take a moment to update everyone. After troubleshooting with CD over a couple days, they sent me a replacement stabilizer. Pulled the old one off, installed new one using instructions, problem solved. I installed it first without the HD OEM run/brake module and after a successful turn signal setup (like Roger That notes above), I added in the run/brake module and tested with success. I'll take the bike out for a street test today but feel much better that the problem seems behind me. Thanks again for everyone who weighed on this!
 
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Update to my Update: test drive was successful. Lights work as they should. Problem solved. Now on to the chrome hand controls installation and stainless braided cables and brake lines :-)
 
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