Changed to LED indicators, flashing problem!

[Guest]

So i swapped the old bulb indicators for some smaller 12 LED micro indicators and now when signalling the blink a lot slower! the turn on for almost two seconds before turning off again compared to the bulbs which was under one second... whats my problem?

[mattycoops43]

Well, I think your MAIN problem is that you have taken the proper indicators that look ok off, and substituted some nasty fleabay tat that looks gash and doesn't work properly.

But that's just MY opinion!

[TC]

I guess you're just not magic any more

[eastanglianbiker]

I guess you're just not magic any more

failing that you might need to change the flasher unit to cope with the leds

[Adam]

Did you put a relay in? If you're changing from the old bulbs to led you will need to put a relay in so the flashing is regular and legal!

[pointblank0]

As said above, if you change usual bulbs (around the 5w range), you will need to get a rely that is designed for use with LEDs. The LED indicators draw much less power, so your old relay will not work correctly.

Just find out how many pins your old relay has and go on ebay and buy a replacement for LED bulbs.

You will need to change front and rear bulbs though, as a combination will cause problems.

[Chrissb6]

Hi ya its not a relay you require its a load resistor, have a read on this below hope your soon sorted, its a quick cheap enough fix

http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Load-resistor ... 0010344226.

[rushwind]

yearyaftapurraresistorintoslowthecurrentenoughtomakethel.e.d.sflashatareasonablerate, otherwise they flash a bit like this post

[pointblank0]

Hi ya its not a relay you require its a load resistor, have a read on this below hope your soon sorted, its a quick cheap enough fix

http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Load-resistor ... 0010344226.

 

Agreed that's a cheap way and effective way of doing it, but changing the relay is much easier and you don't need to bother working out how you're going to hide the resistors on certain bikes.

[Chrissb6]

Hi, yes l agree that an electronic flasher unit is a better option, but with so many different types of flasher units available and many Manifacture - model specific l thought that the resistor might be the easier option.

[pointblank0]

Yeah, fair enough. I looked into getting LED indicators when one of mine broke, and a replacement for the single light was £16!

Quite a few sets on ebay came with the relay for about £15, for all indicators and relay. But I suppose, if you bought the indicators seperate, it may be a bit costy to find a relay on its own. Resistors are very cheap and last longer than your bike will.