Wez Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Hey Guys, I completed the front indicator mod this weekend but now they blink a little faster, the hazards still work at normal speed though. Do I also need to install a resistor to slow them down, if so does anyone know which rating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Are you just replacing them with facelift indicators, if so then I didn't need a resistor when I did mine. I thought you only needed resistors when you used L.E.D's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 Nope I have moved mine into the headlight cluster using the two small light domes with orange bulbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Orange bulbs? Can't think of any reason why they flash quicker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 Yeah orange bulbs as the domes themselves are clear, it works really well apart from flashing a little quicker on normal indication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Orange bulbs? Can't think of any reason why they flash quicker! Watts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Good point. The normal bulbs are 21 watts where as the 'side light' bulbs are normally 5 watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 OK so what do I need to do to slow them down, resistor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Yeah though not sure which one. Might be an idea to contact Disgy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lover Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 10 ohm, just did mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 10 ohm, just did mine Thats great thanks. How did you hook it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 thought it was a bad earth that makes them flash too fast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 Mine are crimped so should not be a prob, but the bulbs are different ratings as stated above. The hazard function also works ok but guessing that it may be a different relay or circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Yeah though not sure which one. Might be an idea to contact Disgy Good job I stumbled across this, since you spelled my name wrong Yeah, as mentioned already an 10Ohm load connected in parallel with the 5W bulb will create a big enough drain to fool the flasher unit into thinking there is really a 21W bulb in there. With the engine off (battery at 12V ish) it will add another 14.4W. With the engine running and the system up around 13.8V or some such it will add nearly 20W. The target is 21-5 = 16W so as a round resistor value, 10Ohms is a good compromise. One word of warning: Your resistpr will have to be capable of dissipating that power (plus a little headroom for safety). I've just had a lok on the Msplin website and for starters they don't do anything with that power handling capability. You could split the load up into several larger value resistors (all in parallel) to share the power but the available values don't work exactly in terms of total resistance and power handling. Mr Lover: What kind of resistor did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 I've just had a lok on the Msplin website and for starters they don't do anything with that power handling capability. Do you mean maplin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Do you mean maplin No...... Well, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 My bad sorry digsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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