BenB
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| posted on 23/7/08 at 09:09 PM |
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Electrical flasher relay
I've been using the same flasher relay (2-pin) since building the car. Worked fine until today when the indicators stopped worked. The hazards
(on a different relay) worked fine so that shows the earths etc are okay.
Now for the technical bit... When I flick the flasher relay the indicator briefly flashes (ie goes on for a few milliseconds) which suggests the relay
is at fault (flicking the relay terminals does nothing suggesting it's not the wring)....
Are flasher relays prone to going south? I know I could replace it with a hi-tech jobby incase I ever decide to fit LED lights but I'm 25%
scottish and they're pretty strong genes it appears  A replacement normal flasher relay is much cheaper than the fancy jobbies- obviously if
they're prone to failing I might fit a "clever" one- after all if the more expensive one is twice as much but last three times as
long it's cheaper in the long run......
Thanks for any opinions!!!
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stevebubs
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| posted on 23/7/08 at 09:34 PM |
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not prone to failing but can do - I've gone through 2 in 5 years....
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stevebubs
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| posted on 23/7/08 at 09:35 PM |
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been out in the wet recently? Pretty sure that's what caused mine to fail as it's mounted on the steering column.
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Macbeast
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| posted on 23/7/08 at 09:36 PM |
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There was a stall at Uxbridge with loads of mechanical flashers.
Funny how one always gets the news too late 
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 23/7/08 at 11:41 PM |
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I can recomend this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-Pin-Electronic-LED-Flasher-Blinker-Flash-Signal-Fix_W0QQitemZ280247710688QQihZ018QQcategoryZ72233QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_tr
ksidZp1713.m153.l1262
It runs on any combination of LED and conventional bulbs upto 20A, it took about a week to come and has a minute delay when indicating, other than
that can't fault it!
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BenB
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| posted on 24/7/08 at 08:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Macbeast
There was a stall at Uxbridge with loads of mechanical flashers.
Funny how one always gets the news too late
Yup! Shed loads at cheap prices.... Damn!!!
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