Installed LED turn lights

Thanks spooph for the reply, do you mean try a different resistor or put another resistor on. if so, where would i place the two additional resistors.........I'm thinking that since the two rear stock signal lights are very dim due to not enough power, i can change them out so all 4 will be LED. I think i'm biting off more than i can chew. I will research more on flasher relays.

thx

Chamoru_SOULJA

So I"m not quite familiar with this yet, but as I understand it, the front and rear turn signals each have their own flasher unit.

LED draw a lot less amps than incandescent bulbs (basically a resistor filament which heats up and produces light - thank you Edison!). The stock flashers are build to work on the higher current (amps) draw from the filament bulbs. When you put the LED's in, there isn't enough current draw to actuate the circuit, or to actuate it very quickly.

The flasher unit is basically a 2-way electromagnet. It'll take much more to explain how it works internally. Basically, what you're doing by adding the in-line resistors is increasing the resistance of the LED turn signals to that appropriate for the flasher unit. Increasing resistance = more current (amps).

You could figure it out for yourself if you have an ohm meter (included on most multi-meters), and using Ohm's law. V=IR. V=voltage (13.8 ish on the bike while it's running, 12.4 ish while it's off). I = Impedance (amps) - this you can't measure without expensive equipment. R = resistance (ohms). You could measure the bulbs and then get your LED + Resistor combo to equal the same.

The reason they're weak is because the flasher unit doesn't have enough resistance, and operates very quickly, therefor never giving enough time for the LED to get it's full requirement of "juice".

So, if you stick in a few more in-line resistors, and the LED's start moving slower, they should also start getting brighter with every blink. If this happens once you've put in more resistors, you know you can do the same thing by replacing the flasher relay (one which runs at the same pace at a lower circuit-resistance). 2 ways to skin the same cat. More in-line resistors, or a new flasher relay.

Also, how to wire up the resistors: in series, meaning, if you have 2 resistors of the exact same value, and the strips are in the same orientation, the "top" of one resistor, needs to go the "bottom" of another. Don't wire the tops and bottoms together, and then put it in the circuit, that will yield results you're not looking for.....

Hope this helps and isn't too complicated....

Here you go guys, some of these pics might help you out or it might not.......but here it is.

JOB: Change turn signal bulbs to LED.

MATERIALS: 04 LED turn signals/ 01 Electronic Flasher relay/ ur laptop to look up how to do this S*&$. like i did.

I took off the seat and rear left fender



I located the turn signal relay



Bought a Electronic Flash relay at Autozone for 10 bones



Plug the sucker in



Took out the stick and put in the new







I just cut the wires to the old ones and twisted and taped it up.

the REAR







Hope this can help someone.........



Chamoru_SOULJA