Flasher one flash and none

[John76]

13 hours ago, yeewiz said:

So, if my front turn bulbs are incandescent, but my rear turns are LED, what do you think?

Won't work.

Brake lights, Reverse lights and Parking lights are good choices for LED bulbs. They do not have to flash through a capacitor/relay.

[jp5Touring]

I have used a mixture of LED and incandescents before with no problems.

I have the NAPA EL-13  flasher relay. All LED now for two years

[Dudeland]

On 3/21/2022 at 11:25 AM, Mike Self said:

OK, all you younger-than-me electronics-savvy guys/gals:  if I wanted to interpose a plain ole resistor at each of the four turn signal bulb sockets in order to use an LED bulb with the original flasher, what value (ohms & watts) resistor would I use?  Automotive electrical systems I know; electronics, not so much.  

 

TIA

 

mike

I used these on all four corners when I converted to LED's.  They work well.  I respectfully suggest that you do all four corners, as that is a known good solution. 

 

 

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[John76]

The operative words:  With Load Resistor Kit.

[top blaster]

Check the fuse box connections. I had the same issues. Cleaned all the grounds, relays etc. finally went to town on cleaning the fuse box connections. All indicators work now.

[chargin]

I'm running LED rears and a Third Brake Light strip with a replaced digital flasher, after 7 tries this one worked for me:

 

 

 

 

[yeewiz]

15 minutes ago, chargin said:

I'm running LED rears and a Third Brake Light strip with a replaced digital flasher, after 7 tries this one worked for me:

 

 

That's about what I'm running.  Thanks for the testimonial.

[yeewiz]

 

OK, thought I'd close the circle on this and report a successful conversion to an electronic flasher.

 

I have a 1974 2002 with all incandescent lights except for LED brake lights, and LED rear turn lights, and Hella LED 3rd brake light.

 

Prior to the conversion, using the stock relay flasher, I'd get only 1 flash and then nothing on the dash indicator though all turn lights would work normally.

 

I went with the CEC Industries EF33 electronic flasher, this relay socket:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002ZPUMG?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details, and then followed 02hobiedave's excellent conversion post.

 

After the conversion, the dash light flashes about 1 flash per second, there's a nice audio click tone, and all lights work as expected.  There's a teeny anomaly though: when the turn signal or emergency flasher is turned off, the dash light flashes one extra time.  This doesn't bother me in the slightest.

 

Man, it's great to have a working dash indicator again.  Hope this helps!

 

[golf02]

I have similar experience with the extra flash on the dash. I suspect it’s just drawing down a Capicitor in the flasher unit.

[roadhog0]

22 hours ago, golf02 said:

I have similar experience with the extra flash on the dash. I suspect it’s just drawing down a Capicitor in the flasher unit.

Same. Just how I figure it is.... But it's worked for years so Im cool with it.