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Signal Lights

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by viper, Aug 2, 2012.

  1. viper

    viper New Member

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    Just bought a 1981 650 maxim and am having issues with the signal lights.. both sides come on but do not flash, thinking flasher relay.. Can someone confirm this for me.. thanks
     
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    MN-Maxims St. Paul Minnesota

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    The original lamps were 27 watts, if you changed the bulbs to anything other than these , they will not flash. You can however use an electronic flasher but to will loose the auto canel function.

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    first off are the original flashers on it. The stock flasher needs the full draw of the stock bulbs to flash. After that I would guess flasher.
     
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    I had this problem, the 2 pin flasher is dodgy! I managed to fit a CF13 3 pin to my xj750. Brown is + and connects to B+ pin, the Brown/White is your BULB side which connects to L pin. Lastly, you need to connect E- to the frame or and earth wire. You can leave the Yellow/Green wire, which is your auto off trigger.
     
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    not sure this is my problem but my right flasher works, horn, headlight, highbeam, break light (front and rear) everything BUT my left flashers?!?! how would i narrow down the problem for this? the fuses are good and the bulbs work.
     
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    Alex: your symptoms would mean the problem is from the left side of the switch on to the bulbs. first guess it that the contact is corroded if not maybe a bad socket, but if you tested the bulbs you should have seen a corroded socket. past that follow the wires.
     
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