Turn blinkers blinking erratically!?
06-12-10, 10:54 PM
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Turn blinkers blinking erratically!?
Ok, so put LED's in my turn signals for the front AND the back. I put 4 load resistors (one for each bulb) so that they wouldnt blink all crazy. Well today (many months after) they are now blinking all crazy? What happened? My hazards still blink fine... I'm wondering and asking, could it be the blinker relay that has gone bad? If so, I'm assuming its a different relay than what the hazards use? Thanks for any help.
06-12-10, 11:58 PM
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The load in the load resistors have heated up and now have less ohms resistance.
Either replace them , or better throw them away as they can cause fires easy enough and get an LED flasher relay to replace the stock one , with mine it made me loose the alarm parking light flash but i couldn't care less as I have an aftermarket alarm . if I was really worried about the flash I could wire it into the hazard light to get it back.
Either replace them , or better throw them away as they can cause fires easy enough and get an LED flasher relay to replace the stock one , with mine it made me loose the alarm parking light flash but i couldn't care less as I have an aftermarket alarm . if I was really worried about the flash I could wire it into the hazard light to get it back.
06-13-10, 12:32 AM
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seams logical, but heres my question that makes me skeptical... 2 things. Why do the hazards still blink fine? and most importantly, how can all 4 go out at the same time?
where can I get the LED relay? I'm gonna search for it right now, probably find it before I get a response
but just in case, please advise.
thanks for the input.
where can I get the LED relay? I'm gonna search for it right now, probably find it before I get a response
but just in case, please advise.thanks for the input.
06-13-10, 12:37 AM
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Are these them?
Technical Characteristics
Nominal Voltage..................12V
Operating Voltage...............11V...15V
Switch Current.................... 0.02A - 20A
Max. Current .......................20A
Flashing Frequency .............90 times per min
Operating Temperature......-40°C to +80°C
Life Time..............................200 working hours
Technical Characteristics
Nominal Voltage..................12V
Operating Voltage...............11V...15V
Switch Current.................... 0.02A - 20A
Max. Current .......................20A
Flashing Frequency .............90 times per min
Operating Temperature......-40°C to +80°C
Life Time..............................200 working hours
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06-13-10, 12:46 AM
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Those are not them , the relay is a larger rectangle shaped unit with multiple pins to plug in a harness , that is for older 2 or 3 leg plugs. it is made for specific Toyota's .
The hazards blink fine since they do not use a thermal ( heat) circuit to open and close (on and off) as that is a safety feature to tell you it is not working.
The hazards blink fine since they do not use a thermal ( heat) circuit to open and close (on and off) as that is a safety feature to tell you it is not working.
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