Topic: Flasher troule

[Fred T]

I just bought a Tridon EL13 flasher, to replace the old unit on my CB400F,  but after connecting it, the fuse blew.  I tried to interchange the connections, but cannot get it to work.  Any ideas?  Maybe this unit is not compatible.

[lucky]

If a fuse blew than it means 12v got connected to ground.

The flasher is now suspect.

[Fred T]

If a fuse blew than it means 12v got connected to ground.

The flasher is now suspect.

How about if I only use two prongs instead of three, will it work?  Excuse my ignorance in electronics, I'm running out of fuses

[CB500_k2]

My guess is that you connected the wires up wrong.  The markings on your relay are a bit ambiguous to me but I suspect that the P goes to the battery 12v +,  the L goes to the load (lights) and the X by the process of elimination goes to ground.  If you connected the ground to L you probably short circuited the relay.  According to my wiring diagram the black wire is power from the battery, the gray wire is the lead to the load and the green wire is ground.  Hope this helps. 

[Hablo]

CB500_k2 is correct about how the wires should be connected.

[Fred T]

My guess is that you connected the wires up wrong.  The markings on your relay are a bit ambiguous to me but I suspect that the P goes to the battery 12v +,  the L goes to the load (lights) and the X by the process of elimination goes to ground.  If you connected the ground to L you probably short circuited the relay.  According to my wiring diagram the black wire is power from the battery, the gray wire is the lead to the load and the green wire is ground.  Hope this helps. 

Thank's CB500_K2.    So I should go:  X to black wire , L to Grey wire, and P to Green wire. 

[Hablo]

P (positive) to black wire
L (lamp, lights, load) to grey wire

and then by elimination it's

X (negative) to green wire

[Fred T]

P (positive) to black wire
L (lamp, lights, load) to grey wire

and then by elimination it's

X (negative) to green wire

Thanks Hablo, tried that, and the fuse is not blowing aymore, but the lights are not working, I guess I shorted the flasher by trial and error.

[Hablo]

Your welcome.

Also, a Tridon EP35 flasher has a couple of slots on the top of it.  With a little sanding of the metal tab
that the stock flasher hung from, this flasher will slide right on.  I have one on my 350F.