Topic: New Electronic LED Flasher - incandescent bulbs flash, LED bulbs don't

[DaveBarbier]

But I was bored and drew up how the diodes need to be wired. Not sure if you need help but my bread is toasting and I had nothing to do.

Constructive boredom? I love it!

I'm not familiar with the single indicator light and LED signal flasher hook ups but this diagram looks like the ticket. My two signal light dashboard works perfect with just the new flasher relay.

I think that's what has gotten my bike to the state it's in now...boredom while waiting for lunch, haha.

[Chachi]

Believe it or not I am learning something. Someone in this thread mentioned removing the bulb or disconnecting the buzzer. Just trying stuff b/c it appears that I'm dealing with multiple issues. So thanks everyone. And Dave for the diagram. The LED flasher from superbright does work properly with incandescent. I may try a three prong EP34 just to see what it does different than the superbright flasher with LED bulbs. But I'll look at diodes if I want to use LED bulbs with my single dash indicator.

[jonda500]

First you need an led flasher that works with LED lights! Then you need to either remove the dashlight bulb or wire in diodes either side of it.

[Chachi]

calj737 - thanks, that makes sense to me now.

jonda500 - my flasher is supposed to work with LED (https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/flashers-load-resistors/lf1-s-pin-universal-motorcycle-electronic-flasher/193/)

Are you saying if the flasher is working correctly (and works with LED) that it should work properly if I remove the single dash indicator bulb? This flasher does not. If I try an EP34 and that works without the dash bulb, then I know my flasher is bad. Right now, I'm not sure. The flasher does work with incandescent.

[Chachi]

I tried and EP34 to compare it to my superbright flasher - same result. EXCEPT in the course of doing so I realized that either of them will work if I take the single dash bulb out. I had only been trying by switching the turn signal indicator all the way to the left or right (where it stays by itself and activates the beeper). If I place it left or right in the 'sweet spot' first position, the signals work as they should. Again, this is with the single dash bulb out. So, I will get diodes and then I will be able to put my dash bulb back in and have full function of the signals. That's the plan anyway.

[rotortiller]

You can't run led signal bulbs and a single dash light without diodes

That's what I thought too, initially. Power the single indicator light off the flasher wire supplying the turn signal switch(tap into it in the headlight bucket). That way it does not care or know which side is flashing, it cannot leak across. (unplug and ground the other outer bulb case wire on the indicator bulb somewhere) It worked for me and only changed the flash rate by a small amount.

rt