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My repeater flasher on the end of the switch is very tempormental. I have exchanged flaser units, clean earths, bulbs etc. Any ideas?
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The car is a 1963. It should have flashing brake lights but has been converted to additional flashers on rear, and flashing white light on front. They have worked well for over 7 years, and all of a sudden they don't work all the time. Sometimes they flash once or twice, but have never stayed on. I think they usually flash externally.
I have had three diferent flasher units, and cleaned up every connection i can think of.
I have had three diferent flasher units, and cleaned up every connection i can think of.
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So let's get this straight. You have a column mounted flasher
switch? with a built in indicator light? Using a three prong flasher
unit. The external indicators work perfectly but the pilot light
is unreliable? Is that right?
switch? with a built in indicator light? Using a three prong flasher
unit. The external indicators work perfectly but the pilot light
is unreliable? Is that right?
Willie
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Wierd! Of course the pilot lamp only lights if sufficient power is
being drawn by the indicators. In other words if one of the indicator
bulbs does not light up then the pilot lamp doesn't either so that you
then know something is amiss. Since you have tried three units it
could be a poor circuit to one or other of the indicators or you are
using much lower wattage bulbs than you should do. Then again, if
the pilot fails on both left AND right it is unlikely that you have a poor
circuit to both sides. So think simple! logic says it must be between
the flasher unit terminal and the pilot bulb(easy to say). If you have
a 12v buzzer handy it would be simple to disconnect the 'pilot '
connector and replace it with the buzzer. You will be able to hear
if the buzz is reliable when using the indicators.
being drawn by the indicators. In other words if one of the indicator
bulbs does not light up then the pilot lamp doesn't either so that you
then know something is amiss. Since you have tried three units it
could be a poor circuit to one or other of the indicators or you are
using much lower wattage bulbs than you should do. Then again, if
the pilot fails on both left AND right it is unlikely that you have a poor
circuit to both sides. So think simple! logic says it must be between
the flasher unit terminal and the pilot bulb(easy to say). If you have
a 12v buzzer handy it would be simple to disconnect the 'pilot '
connector and replace it with the buzzer. You will be able to hear
if the buzz is reliable when using the indicators.
Willie
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John: are you 100.0% sure that the external flashers are working correctly?It tends to flash once, and then is intermitant aft this
Keith: The faster rate of flashing was a design intended feature (so I'm told). This lets the driver be aware that one of the bulbs is not working.The l,h,f indicator on my 65 model all of a sudden stopped working today, the bulb holder and earth connections seem to be ok the l,h,r indicator flashes twice as fast,the
If you are sure that the bulb holder and eath are ok (check it using 12V to the feed wire and it should light up), then it will be lack of power getting to the bulb holder.
Therefore trace the circuit from the inner wing back to the switch as there will be a bad connection or broken wire somwhere.
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Keith I know this sounds obvious but you have not mentioned it, the bulb is ok I suppose you have tried it in one of the other units to check its ok and tried one of the known working bulbs in the unit.
Cheers
Kevin
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Kevin
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