| Author | Message | ||
     Rah7777777 |
Hello all. So this morning, before i headed out i installed my turn signals (generic LED signals off ebay) I was originally going to build my own, until i found these for cheap. anyhow, i installed them all and now all i get is a super fast buzz from the relay and the signals stay on but are very dim. So question is, do i need the american sport bike relay, or a load equalizer? Ive heard time and time again, about them blinking faster, but could not find any info on them if they constantly stay on (but very dim) with the relay going crazy, sounding like an engraving tool! Any ideas? THANKS ALL!!! | ||
| Busterx |
Hey, You are going to need a LED flasher. They work with lower voltage. You can get one through Al at American Sport bike. | ||
| Dennista15 |
Yeah, get the American Sportbike relay. I think that is a better in stall than the load equalizers. The buzzing typically means you have one signal wired in backwards. If your relay buzzes left and right, then you have at least one on each side wired backwards. After you figure out the wiring all they should do is blink really fast until you decide American Sportbike relay or load equalizers. good luck | ||
| Rah7777777 |
I know they are wired correctly. If they are wired backwards the LED's will not even come on. They all come on, just very constant dim and the relay buzzing like crazy. I'm just thrown off a bit, because I have only heard of them flashing super fast, not always staying on (but dim) But i guess in a way, they are just blinking super fast (hence the relay going a million miles an hour and its not allowing full current to flow, so they are dim, and its cycling too fast for my eye to catch the on-off of the LED's!!! | ||
| Jimduncan69 |
my signals did the same thing until i bought the relay from americansportbike . Get that and you will be fine. | ||
| Rah7777777 |
Also, what is the difference in this relay and regular relays? Is there a built in resistor? A resistor is the only thing i can think of that would slow the circuit down, acting as another load, sucking up juice to even it out??!??????!???? | ||
| Björne666 |
You can just hook a 10 watt 10 or 15 ohm resistor up in parallell with your turn signals. One per side of course. That will give your relay a correct load to work with. (Message edited by björne666 on September 15, 2007) | ||
| Rah7777777 |
So how is the internals of the LED relay different than a normal one? Is there just a built in resistor for the output to the signals? Also by hooking up a resistor parallel with each signal, won't i be reducing the current flow to the lights, therefor making them not as bright? |
