eastwest06 Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 so when i turn either of my turn signals on they don't blink they just stay lit, both front and back. do i just need a new turn signal relay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 (edited) Does your bike have parking lights? Is the wiring harness plugged in correctly?If you unplug the turn signal relay, the lights will go out, if they don't, it's plugged into the parking light connection?edit: you're going to be looking at the turn signal relay anyway. Plug the relay connections a few times and see if it starts blinking again. Maybe just dirty connections. Edited May 17, 2009 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwest06 Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 i haven't gotten around to pulling the relay off yet to check it yet, but here's something to chew on: i'm running normal incandescent bulbs in the back but LEDs in the front i may not be pulling enough wattage to make the relay work properly, because the relay is probably the old fashion mechanical type that depends on the proper wattage being pulled through it to actually function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 i haven't gotten around to pulling the relay off yet to check it yet, but here's something to chew on: i'm running normal incandescent bulbs in the back but LEDs in the front i may not be pulling enough wattage to make the relay work properly, because the relay is probably the old fashion mechanical type that depends on the proper wattage being pulled through it to actually function. i'd say that's likely the problem, You can hook a couple of resistors in to balance the load as a quick fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwest06 Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 how much resistance would i need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 I'm no electrical engineer, but they sell resistors for exactly this purpose at autozone and advance next to the LED tail lights and things...I'm not sure what impedence they are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwest06 Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 oh, well that's easy, i'll hit advanced auto up tomorrow and then let you all know how things go when school slows down enough to work on my bike again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-flores Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 +1 on the resistors, but I wouldn't go to autozone for them. I suggest radio shack or some other kind of electronics store. I paid somewhere around $1.50 for 4 resistors at radio shack and autozone I think was selling them for like $4.00 a for two.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shittygsxr Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 i used 10ohm 10watt reisitors before it was $1.79 for two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilTwin Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Hey bro, I have two resistors that came with my integrated tail light that I'm not using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 i have a similar problem with my 600rr. mine came with led turn signals up front and integrated tail light signals (led as well) in the back. and now the rears don't work at all and the fronts blink super fast. I'm not actually sure they ever worked, but I noticed it after i had unplugged (and replugged) all the lights for midohio.actually, now that i think about it, i didn't plug in the little bulb for the light between the headlamps... but i can't see how that would be affect the turn signals. I'll try to get that plugged back in and see if that helps, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) oops double post. Edited May 22, 2009 by jbot double post! dope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwest06 Posted May 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 so here's what i did, i went to advanced auto and bought an electric turn signal relay, not a thermal one, unplugged the old one, after spending five minutes trying to get to it, and then plugged in the new one. problem solved, at least until the wire from the left rear signal got messed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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