Miks15
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| posted on 24/8/10 at 01:43 PM |
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flasher unit
I found what i think is a flasher unit lying around, and if i can use that would save me buying another one! How can i check that it actually is a
flasher unit? (it has 3 pins, is it only flasher units that have 3 pins?)
If it is a flasher unit is there any way of testing that it actually works?
Cheers
Mikkel
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02GF74
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| posted on 24/8/10 at 01:51 PM |
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how the terminals are numnbered/lettered and then we can take a small step to identifying what you have.
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Miks15
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| posted on 24/8/10 at 02:07 PM |
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ahh right, what should they be for a flasher unit? I cant check til im home in a few hours.
but im pretty sure (mabye 50%  ) that it was stuck in the indicator and wiper stalks from a MK3 fiesta. which is what made me assume its a flasher
unit.
Can i do a bench test with a 12V battery, the unit and a bulb? just wire something in like this battery + to flasher, flasher to bulb, bulb to battery
-ve, the tak the 3pin to battery -ve?
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 24/8/10 at 02:10 PM |
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Sounds likely our fiesta has an electronic flasher unit in that position. Only has 3 pins, and as electronic should be good for LEDs or bulbs..
Dan
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Miks15
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| posted on 24/8/10 at 02:19 PM |
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will my testing method work then?
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 24/8/10 at 02:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
will my testing method work then?
I think so but you still need to know what pin is what.. If it is electronic getting it wrong might fry it..
Dan
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Miks15
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| posted on 24/8/10 at 02:50 PM |
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but will i know when i look at it? can anyone tell me what pin number is feed in and which is feed out?
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02GF74
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| posted on 24/8/10 at 02:54 PM |
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wihtout thinking too hard a bout it, not sure your testing is safe.
the old type using bi-metallic strip would be 2 pin, the third pin would be for the dash board lamp. these have letters,
X = 12 V
L = indicator switch
P = dahsboard warning lamp
modern electroinic units will have numbers.
49 = 12 V
49a = indicator switch
31 = 0 V
so if you have the older type, you could be shorting out the battery.
if you do insisting on testing it yourself, get a DVM and work out the resistance beetween all 3 terminals - the ones that show 0 ohm you would not
connect across + and - battaray, not unless you like glowing wires and smoke.
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Miks15
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| posted on 24/8/10 at 03:23 PM |
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ok cheers, might give it a try with caution when i get home.
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