"warm up" for flasher to work? WTF?!?
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- EvilNerdLord
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"warm up" for flasher to work? WTF?!?
Ok, maybe this has been asked before...
my '12 4T has the black thermal flasher unit (according to the station shop manual p. 33 there are blue, green and black ones) and it lights, buzzes but takes 5-10 minutes to start to flash and if I shut it down even for a few minute it won't flash again...WTF?!
On the multimmeter I get a rising resistance (148ish to start and it climbs into the 190's then drops into 160's)...
I'm getting a might peeved at this point.
my '12 4T has the black thermal flasher unit (according to the station shop manual p. 33 there are blue, green and black ones) and it lights, buzzes but takes 5-10 minutes to start to flash and if I shut it down even for a few minute it won't flash again...WTF?!
On the multimmeter I get a rising resistance (148ish to start and it climbs into the 190's then drops into 160's)...
I'm getting a might peeved at this point.
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Backordered....
But it looks like my "new" battery (less than 1 1/2 yo) is bad, won't charge past 75% and was at 33% when I pulled it...
Looks like (by the wiring diagram) they run off the battery that in turn gets recharged by the stator.... not directly from the scoots system.
Damn that means new battery....agm?
But it looks like my "new" battery (less than 1 1/2 yo) is bad, won't charge past 75% and was at 33% when I pulled it...
Looks like (by the wiring diagram) they run off the battery that in turn gets recharged by the stator.... not directly from the scoots system.
Damn that means new battery....agm?
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I had an issue that was draining my battery... A faulty LED rear bulb had corroded and I guess shorted. I would charge my batt, and it would only be good for a few days before all my blinkers sounded near-silent and were dim.
Replaced my rear brake and light bulbs with some decent incandescent ones, charged my batt and all is well after a week.
Replaced my rear brake and light bulbs with some decent incandescent ones, charged my batt and all is well after a week.
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i'm still stock on all the bulbs...I'll look into swapping those out
thanx for the idea, hadn't thought of those.
thanx for the idea, hadn't thought of those.
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the genuine part has an odd shape, larger square than most and a ridge the rubber strap goes against....otherwise it's a two pin.
I'd have to figure out a way top hang a generic replacement...motorcycle ones do have a clip-thingy on their sides....hmmm, I can find a place for that one...
I'd have to figure out a way top hang a generic replacement...motorcycle ones do have a clip-thingy on their sides....hmmm, I can find a place for that one...
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ordered this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011B ... UTF8&psc=1
and for curiosity these too:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018G ... UTF8&psc=1
had a gift cert...so it ended up being free for me.
figured what the hell, lets give it a try
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011B ... UTF8&psc=1
and for curiosity these too:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018G ... UTF8&psc=1
had a gift cert...so it ended up being free for me.
figured what the hell, lets give it a try
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those new 'upgrades' came and installed them:
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO ... Kn3M9VzLNo
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO ... gZrehrK0Kl
and the test:
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO ... el_BOGyGpj
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO ... Kn3M9VzLNo
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO ... gZrehrK0Kl
and the test:
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO ... el_BOGyGpj
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I cantt get your links to work for nuthin.EvilNerdLord wrote:those new 'upgrades' came and installed them:
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO ... Kn3M9VzLNo
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO ... gZrehrK0Kl
and the test:
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO ... el_BOGyGpj
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try this:
https://goo.gl/photos/6SSB6irshFsLk8uo8
https://goo.gl/photos/eejjr8ebx5gij57j7
https://goo.gl/photos/cG5LXnqVUPzA74ei9
https://goo.gl/photos/6SSB6irshFsLk8uo8
https://goo.gl/photos/eejjr8ebx5gij57j7
https://goo.gl/photos/cG5LXnqVUPzA74ei9
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there is a little gap between the new flasher and the frame, but a bit of foam rubber to fill it (and put a little tension on the band) should take care of it.
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Careful with the LEDs, been a while since I looked at the wiring diagram, but I know some of the lights (taillight, stoplight, and running light for certain) switch from the DC circuit when the engine is off (so they can run on battery power) to the AC circuit when the engine is running (so the battery has more juice to charge). I don't remember if the turn signals do or not, but AC is not good for LEDs.
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The wiring diagram has it running off the battery then it recharges as it runs, doesn't look like a direct circuit to the stator.Neurotic-Hapi-Snak wrote:Careful with the LEDs, been a while since I looked at the wiring diagram, but I know some of the lights (taillight, stoplight, and running light for certain) switch from the DC circuit when the engine is off (so they can run on battery power) to the AC circuit when the engine is running (so the battery has more juice to charge). I don't remember if the turn signals do or not, but AC is not good for LEDs.
but so far it's been working with out problems...
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