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Another flasher relay issue?

Discussion in 'XJ Modifications' started by Magiccowinuse, Aug 11, 2013.

  1. Magiccowinuse

    Magiccowinuse Member

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    Ok so for about a year and a half my LED flashers worked perfect with an electronic 3 pin relay. About a month ago my flashers quit working. I checked connections and everything was OK.

    I am down to the conclusion that it is the relay. When I touch the brown and brown/white wires the signals light up. I can only assume that means everything else is OK, but I may be very wrong. This is what I found when I got to the relay:

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    image by MagicCowInUse, on Flickr

    The heat had caused the electrical tape to squeeze the plastic cover. Assuming that caused an internal issue, I have purchased a different flasher relay from an auto parts store. They didn't have the same one in stock. The signals still will not flash. What are the colors for the positive (+) negative (-) and lamp (L)?

    I am trying to work with the relay on the left:
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    image (3) by MagicCowInUse, on Flickr


    What is the correct wiring?
    Is there a possibility that this relay just isn't compatible?
    What else could be wrong?
     
    Magiccowinuse, Aug 11, 2013
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  2. k-moe

    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    k-moe, Aug 11, 2013
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  3. broberg

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    Get a 2-pin flasher. The led flasher for a car Don't work on our bikes. The design of the relay is different.
     
    broberg, Aug 12, 2013
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  4. IMWirtz79

    IMWirtz79 New Member

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    you may have to eliminate the the use of the auto-cancel like had to. I bought an electronic flasher relay and had to run a new ground wire.
     
    IMWirtz79, Aug 18, 2013
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    Worked great (no auto cancel) . 3rd wire to ground

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    Metal_Bob, Aug 18, 2013
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  6. RickCoMatic

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    "Somewhere" ... (I looked, ... but will be damned if I could find it) ... there is a Thread with a Members INGENIOUS solution to retaining Auto-cancel using an Electronic Flasher.

    Without a Dummy Load.

    I cant find it.
     
    RickCoMatic, Aug 18, 2013
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    On my 82' 550, I found that a flasher relay from a 79' Ford F150 matched the voltage and ohm requirements. I had to do a little wire modification as the pin-out location was different. Works great and I haven't had problems for about 3 years now. And my problems started where the turn signals were busted. I swapped out with set of 4 LED that I got on Ebay. Still had no working flashers. That is when I found out that my relay was bad. The Ford relay was less than $5.00 at my local parts store.
     
    billibong145, Aug 27, 2013
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