LED signal blinks too fast

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Topic: LED signal blinks too fast

Posted By: greedy111
Subject: LED signal blinks too fast
Date Posted: March 30, 2004 at 1:09 PM

I've installed led signal lights on my tail lights and now it blinks like a million times per second. its so fast that the relay doesnt even make a clicking noise anymore.... it just buzzes. is there a way to make it blink slower without adding a resistor? i dont need it to blink as slow as it normally blinks, but just slow enough so that i can tell that its blinking. it blinks so fast now that you cant even tell its blinking.

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Posted By: xetmes
Date Posted: March 30, 2004 at 3:19 PM

i think you can replace the thernal flasher with an electronic one to fix it

Posted By: its_radio_shop
Date Posted: April 09, 2004 at 2:11 AM

Your right xetmes, there is electronic flashers out there. Use one of those in place of your OEM flasher.

Posted By: greedy111
Date Posted: April 13, 2004 at 3:12 PM

where would i be able to get an electronic flasher?

Posted By: xetmes
Date Posted: April 13, 2004 at 5:06 PM

i think most automotive shops, like pep-boys, auto-zone.... or mail order...

Posted By: s0crates82
Date Posted: April 13, 2004 at 5:32 PM

depends on the car, some don't use standard two/three prong flashers.

for example, the 2nd generation mitsubishi eclipse and other similar DSM's.

the flasher/hazard unit for these is buried behind the stereo and is a wide flat box with a ten pin connector.

go to your dealership's parts dept and ask them to look up where your flasher is, and get a print out if possible.

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Posted By: s0crates82
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 4:12 PM

you could also wire in a 3 ohm 20-25w resistor in parallel with your turn signal bulb, that way, to the flasher, your bulb is still there.

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