LED FLASHER UNIT QUEERIE

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cococola
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LED FLASHER UNIT QUEERIE

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Ive fitted side wing repeaters today which are led and after wiring them up to the front indicators,I find that the side repeaters are not working.
I know that the wiring is correct and I believe that I need an electronic relay to make the lamps work?
My original relay is a 3 pin and wonder if anybody can point me in the right direction please.
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Re: LED FLASHER UNIT QUEERIE

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Have you got the polarity correct, LED's will only work one way round. Try swapping the wires and see what happens.

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Re: LED FLASHER UNIT QUEERIE

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Adding a couple of LEDs to a circuit that was already working should not be a problem. It's replacing Incandescent lamps with LEDs that causes the issues because LEDs draw so much less current, so the traditional bi-metal strip Flasher doesn't work.
Have you a + Earth car by any chance?
Did you check the repeaters before installing them?
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Re: LED FLASHER UNIT QUEERIE

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Car is neg earth and Ive just ordered an electronic relay as the supplier advised that this would help :-?
The indicators work fine direct from the battery when I checked them.
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