Title: Turn signal auto-cancel (with aftermarket flasher)
TaZMaNiaK - June 27, 2005 02:17 AM (GMT)
Here's teh deal.. I replaced all of the incandescent bulbs on my XJ750 with LED's (turns, tail/brake, indicators, and speedo/tach backlights). I also had to put an aftermarket electronic flasher in, because LED's don't use anywhere near the wattage that the stock flasher operates at. The aftermarket flasher is a 2 prong, so now the auto-cancel does not work. I know the 3rd prong goes right to the auto-cancel module, but I have taken apart the stock flasher and I can't figure out what kind of signal it sends to cut off the turn signal. There is a capacitor inside, but I don't know if that has to do with the cancel circuit or the flasher itself.. So anyone know how the auto-cancel works? Does it use capacitor discharge or does it count the flashes to keep track of time? Not having the auto cancel drives me crazy..
In case you are interested, these are the LED's I used. They throw light 360o into the reflector, not just straight out, so it looks just as bright as a regular bulb. They also take a lot of strain off your already semi-inadequate electrical system. Using these, my headlight no longer dims when I use the turn signals or put on the brakes. All 6 of these bulbs on full brightness use around 1 watt of power total, compared to 162 watts (27x6) if they were regular bulbs. Just changing the tail lights saves 54 watts. The instrument panel is another 28 watts in total (for the XJ750). So I've removed 190 watts (almost 15 amps if everything was on at the same time!) of total load from my system, which not only allows the headlight to be brighter, but the alternator also doesn't have to work as hard, so it will last longer. They are for sale on Ebay by tmiledtechnology, $17 each. You will also need their electronic flasher, otherwise they won't flash. Also, if you have an XJ750 with the computer, using these as your tail lights (they DO come in red, of course) will trigger the TAIL warning. Either ignore it and hit Warning Control every time, or you can very easily modify the computer circuit board to ignore the taillight circuit. They'll never burn out, so you wouldn't need the warning anyway.
In case you are interested, these are the LED's I used. They throw light 360o into the reflector, not just straight out, so it looks just as bright as a regular bulb. They also take a lot of strain off your already semi-inadequate electrical system. Using these, my headlight no longer dims when I use the turn signals or put on the brakes. All 6 of these bulbs on full brightness use around 1 watt of power total, compared to 162 watts (27x6) if they were regular bulbs. Just changing the tail lights saves 54 watts. The instrument panel is another 28 watts in total (for the XJ750). So I've removed 190 watts (almost 15 amps if everything was on at the same time!) of total load from my system, which not only allows the headlight to be brighter, but the alternator also doesn't have to work as hard, so it will last longer. They are for sale on Ebay by tmiledtechnology, $17 each. You will also need their electronic flasher, otherwise they won't flash. Also, if you have an XJ750 with the computer, using these as your tail lights (they DO come in red, of course) will trigger the TAIL warning. Either ignore it and hit Warning Control every time, or you can very easily modify the computer circuit board to ignore the taillight circuit. They'll never burn out, so you wouldn't need the warning anyway.
bwmattox - June 27, 2005 03:51 AM (GMT)
Sorry bro, dont know the answer to your question, im sure one of these guys do.. just wanted to say, sweet lights. Good idea. I dig it.
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