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posted on 11/4/15 at 07:16 PM Reply With Quote
Indicators Flashing Too Quick

Just fitted some new bike indicators to the front of the roadster to replace the old bike indicators I had on. They are bulb type ones but when on they flash twice as quick as they should. Guessing I need a fixed rate relay - can anyone recommend a direct replacement for the sierra flasher module?




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posted on 11/4/15 at 07:32 PM Reply With Quote
Or maybe just up the bulb wattage.
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posted on 11/4/15 at 07:48 PM Reply With Quote
Had the same problem, just replaced the 10w bulbs with 22w.
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posted on 11/4/15 at 07:54 PM Reply With Quote
Yep - go to your nearest bike shop and get 22W bulbs of the same physical size (you won't find them in Halfords). I had to do the same for my front bike indicators.

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posted on 11/4/15 at 08:24 PM Reply With Quote
+ 1 on the wattage
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posted on 11/4/15 at 09:10 PM Reply With Quote
Looks like I need to work out how to dismantle those little arrow indicators.

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posted on 11/4/15 at 10:41 PM Reply With Quote
You can also get flasher units that don't rely on the load for the timing that work very well.
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posted on 12/4/15 at 04:44 PM Reply With Quote
get an led flasher unit.




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posted on 12/4/15 at 05:09 PM Reply With Quote
I added another set under the headlights to sort mine out.

Its all because the wattage is too low giving the flasher unit a lower resistance, ie: not enough load.






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