what is a turn signal RELAY?

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Dirtytoes · #1 Unread post by **Dirtytoes** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:38 pm

i'm trying to install new signals...i don't have a turn signal relay.

when i connect them and for example turn the right signal on, it just stays on...it doesn't blink/flash

is that wat the relay does? if not, wat is it?

...and how do i fix this problem?

Johnj · #2 Unread post by **Johnj** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:22 am

http://www.peakmoto.com/servlet/Detail?no=479

There is a link to a turn signal relay. Basically what it does is when you apply 12 volts to the relay it outputs an on, then off, then on causing the turn signal lamp to flash.

Dirtytoes · Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:30 am

makes sense. thx.

#4 Unread post by **fireguzzi** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:28 am

and you don't fix the relays, you just replace them.

Dirtytoes · Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:50 pm

fireguzzi wrote:and you don't fix the relays, you just replace them.

well, i don't have it connected.

but thx, that was another question that i was gonna ask.

btw, how can i tell if a relay is bad? and wat would/could make it go bad?

Johnj · #6 Unread post by **Johnj** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:45 am

Dirtytoes wrote:btw, how can i tell if a relay is bad? and wat would/could make it go bad?

When the blinkers stop working you check the bulbs, the switch, the wiring, and then the relay. And what can make a relay stop working, well there is an opening in it's coil which could be caused by manufacturing defect, age, excessive vibration, repeated impacts

Dirtytoes · #7 Unread post by **Dirtytoes** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:40 pm

cool

installed everything today, including the relay...took about 1.5 hours all went well!

thx all