Could someone explain to me what "parallel" means when fitting resistors and the difference compared to "in series", i cant get my indicators working right.
Do i need two resistors for each indicator.
Brad.

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The left is in parallel, the right in series

I have been doing the search and others have been told to fit resistors in parallel, so i do need two resistors per indicator then.
Brad.

noooo. hang on, i'll do a drawing too

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left is resistor and indicator in parallel

right is in series

the black box is resistor and yellow box is indicator

Ahh yeh i just realised it was for an indicator.

Basically if you fit a resistor in parallel to it you will reduce the overall resistance in that line so yeh as blakes

AHH i see, the resistor is acting like a second indicator.
Thanks fellas, i will give it a try.
Brad.

what is the actual problem with the indicators?

are they flashing too quick? are the indicators LED type ones? are they normal bulbs, but blowing too quick?

I am swapping from standard lights to led type and the indicators flashed to quickly, but after putting the resistors in parallel they work fine thanks.
Brad.

Can you not do the job of fitting LED indicator bulbs (I assume?) by using a direct replacement electronic relay?? ten quid or so on ebay

Should be easy to do the job that way

Pauls option is what i'm going to do, but if it's worked for you then good times

as i understand it, the resistors will heat up. sometimes they come with big heatsinks on them link which is why i went with LED flasher relay units instead

my thoughts were also, 1 replacement relay, or 2 (maybe 4, maybe 6 depending on how many LED indicators you are planning to fit) its less things to go wrong, and a neater and easier install i think.
something like this should be a straight swap for the usual indicator relay. if you only have 2 LED indicators, it will be upgrade proof too.

just noticed i have a spare word 'the' at the bottom. not idea where it came from, or if i corrected it, so bare that in mind when you read the post


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[Edited on 31/3/10 by blakep82]

I had the chance of buying a set brand new for not much money and they came with resistors.

nice