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Gsxr indicators
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:59 am
by markgsxr
Hi i have a 92 gsxr400 with aftermarket indicaters fitted,(they are not LED},and have the problem of them flashing to fast,it failed MOT 2day.I know the bulb are differnt wattage new ones 23 watt old ones i think 15 .Any ideas what can be done to slow them down
Thanks in advance Mark
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:28 pm
by Skier
A flasher relay works on this concept: it turns on when you give it juice the first time, then clicks shut off an internal switch is tripped from heat, then resets and sends power to the outputs again. In other words, if you attach a higher draw to the relay, like it seems you're doing, it will switch off faster than usual. Too small of draw, the switching goes either slowly or it won't cycle at all (think leaving a bulb out).
Few solutions I can think of:
1: Find a different flasher relay that's rated for the power you're using. Auto parts store should be able to get you what you need.
2: Make some LED turn signals.
3: Return to stock indicators.
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:09 am
by markgsxr
Ok thanks Skier managed to pick a new 2 pin relay up 2day its 21w*2+5w ,which i thought takeing into account it will be drawing 46w per side would of been ideal.But when i connected it up they just stay on permanently
Anyway i think its been wrongly packaged or somethins not right its packaged as a Flasher relay other ones he had were packaged as indicator .The package says 12v 4*21w{take thats a hazzard warning unit},but stamed on the relay is 2*21w+5w.Will take it back and have a look for some others.Do u know what wattage i need ?Failing that i will have to resort back to standard but i only have 2 of them
Thanks again mark
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:46 am
by Skier
I'm not experienced with swapping out flasher relays like this. Another thing you could do is wire in a resistor to your lights, causing them to draw more power and thus tripping the blinker relay. But this could overload your stock wiring, so I don't recommend it. Finding the "right" sized blinker relay is the way to go. Perhaps searching on Google for something like "blinker relay calculator" or the such could help. Let us know, I'm off to class!