Flasher relay assembly

Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose...today I won! I replaced my stock turn signals with Motrax micro diamond indicators, pics to follow later. Anyway, my flasher relay went out and it must be from age or incompatability because they use a filament type bulb like the stock ones but are a different type. I looked in Bike Bandit and they wanted almost $73 for it and that doesn't count the shipping. 8O Because of the price and maybe the same kind wouldn't work either, I went to Advance Auto and wanted to try my luck and purchased a Tridon Slant, variable load, heavy duty extended life flasher unit / part# EL13. The prongs fit the connector on my bike perfectly but I had to switch the wiring around because the new flasher configuration was different but...it worked! Total cost, Ten bucks!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!

 

"Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and feed him for life." Knowledge is power!

 

what wiring code did you use
i tried that one and i get the nuetral light blinking?
on relay there is x post p post and l post
what wire did you put where i have tried all at least i thought
thanks in advance

 

I just replaced my machanical flasher with an electronic one last week and it was only a couple bucks at a fleet farm store. Now I can use LED signal lights. No matter what kind of after market lights you run, the flash rate stays the same. It was one of those "what-the-fu<k" moments.

 

I'm working today but will look at what I did when I get home for you.

 

Here are some pics of the flasher unit, for those who may need to spot one on the shelf when ever in need. Seems to be of good quality and heavy duty like the OEM part.





The wire colors go to the prongs as follows:
X ----> Br (brown)
P ----> G/Y (yellow w/ green stripe)
l -----> Br/W (brown w/ white stripe)

 

Hey man Thanks for the tip!
My blinkers now work!!!

Got mine at Canadian Tire, looked exactly the same as the one you have shown and, get this, was the CHEAPEST out of the electronic flashers.

I bought the most expensive one first, thinking it was safer - but had to return it for that one!

Very happy.
Thanks.

 

thank god for forums... i was about ready to ghost ride my bike into the river.
good thing i checked here first...

 

Fixed mine too. Thanks

 

It's probably a sealed relay unlike the old ones which are exposed to the elements

 

Why isn't this thread sticky somewhere?

 

So with this relay it doesn't matter what size bulbs I run?

 

Nope, big or small they'll blink!
I'm not using LED's and I have the same relay.

You just loose the auto-cancel feature... Which I didn't ever notice working before I swapped relays...

And you can still use the stock connector, just pop the wires out and switch em... plugs right in!

I just zip-tied the new relay to the frame.

Why isn't this thread sticky?

 

I have a spare canceler. I think I will open it up and find out how it works. Might be able to get it working with the electronic flasher.

 

That would be cool.

Post up your info here so we can see if it works!

 

Sticky?

 

... Just means that it would be available at the top of the forum all the time.

Sorry... I spend too much time on forums.

:lol:

 

I'll bump this for a great replacement!

I bought a flasher on ebay and had it mailed home. I then made the wire leads and labeled them as Scrape described and mailed them home. My dad plugged in the flasher and my lights worked. Now when I go home to pick up the bike I can get it inspected without worrying about trying to get the lights working first. Thanks Guys!!!!

Link to ebay seller (mcgreen-sales).... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWN:IT

 

I was just asking if we could make this a sticky...

 

Thanks for the flasher wiring tip. I was having x-p-l nightmares for weeks!