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A lot of members seem to be doing the LED directionals and one question seems to always surface. Where should I put the resistors?
Even thought the directional signal duty cycle is momentary you still save current and they are more reliable than a filament lamp. With resistors that are added to emulate the incandescent bulbs current draw you lose the power saving advantage and have to worry where hot resistors are going to live and not get shorted out.
I've recently sourced a great place to purchase the electronic relays which eliminate having to use those resistors and will work with all OEM bulbs as well as LED and Bulb combo and LED only setups.
Most electronic flashers are $19-$20. These are $8.95! a Great price!
There are two types (motorcycle) listed that will work with most any bike with a 2 wire flasher. In fact I use a Yamaha Flasher in my Suzuki. It's just a matter of two wires.
Here's an example of a flasher I'm using in a project but it doesn't have the Yamaha plug. Instead it has 2 wires. The important part is the direction. on this unit the Grey wire goes to the 12 VDC coming from the switch and the black wire goes to the lights.
They have a flasher with a plug that looks like the Yamaha plug. LF1-S-FLAT: Universal Motorcycle Flasher. It has a red and black wire with plug.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...versal-motorcycle-electronic-flasher/787/842/
Even thought the directional signal duty cycle is momentary you still save current and they are more reliable than a filament lamp. With resistors that are added to emulate the incandescent bulbs current draw you lose the power saving advantage and have to worry where hot resistors are going to live and not get shorted out.
I've recently sourced a great place to purchase the electronic relays which eliminate having to use those resistors and will work with all OEM bulbs as well as LED and Bulb combo and LED only setups.
Most electronic flashers are $19-$20. These are $8.95! a Great price!
There are two types (motorcycle) listed that will work with most any bike with a 2 wire flasher. In fact I use a Yamaha Flasher in my Suzuki. It's just a matter of two wires.
Here's an example of a flasher I'm using in a project but it doesn't have the Yamaha plug. Instead it has 2 wires. The important part is the direction. on this unit the Grey wire goes to the 12 VDC coming from the switch and the black wire goes to the lights.
They have a flasher with a plug that looks like the Yamaha plug. LF1-S-FLAT: Universal Motorcycle Flasher. It has a red and black wire with plug.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...versal-motorcycle-electronic-flasher/787/842/
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