First it was my LED's now its my indicators!

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First it was my LED's now its my indicators!

Post by Trap 125 » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:17 pm

When I indicate left or right the indicators stay on - the indicator lamps are constantly illuminated but dont flash on and off. I've had to resort to a munual up and down movement with the indicator stalk to simulate some flashing! Anybody got any ideas? (Apart from hand signals!)

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Post by RDH » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:29 pm

relay?

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Post by Rich H » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:41 pm

^+1 What he said. Relay does the flashing normally.
If you don't mind the manual flashing bit you can save 50 grammes...
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Post by BiggestNizzy » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:23 pm

indicators :? what are they ? ;)
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Post by RDH » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:45 pm

BiggestNizzy wrote:indicators :? what are they ? ;)
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Post by 2F45T4U » Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:27 pm

are all the lamps working? and do the 4way hazards flash?
also could be an earth. give the relay a good tap if it still doesnt work.

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Re: First it was my LED's now its my indicators!

Post by Andy G » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:13 pm

Trap 125 wrote:When I indicate left or right the indicators stay on - the indicator lamps are constantly illuminated but dont flash on and off. I've had to resort to a munual up and down movement with the indicator stalk to simulate some flashing! Anybody got any ideas? (Apart from hand signals!)

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Re: First it was my LED's now its my indicators!

Post by Shug » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:25 pm

Andy G wrote:
Trap 125 wrote:When I indicate left or right the indicators stay on - the indicator lamps are constantly illuminated but dont flash on and off. I've had to resort to a munual up and down movement with the indicator stalk to simulate some flashing! Anybody got any ideas? (Apart from hand signals!)

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I forget, does your Go-Kart have indicators, or do you need to stick your arm out? ;)

Well, drastic weight saving after all :lol:
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Re: First it was my LED's now its my indicators!

Post by Andy G » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:10 pm

Shug wrote:
I forget, does your Go-Kart have indicators, or do you need to stick your arm out? ;)

Well, drastic weight saving after all :lol:
I wouldn't exactly call it advanced - its indicators don't cancel! PITA. Quite embarrassing till you get the hang of it :D
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Post by Trap 125 » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:42 pm

All the lamps are working. Problem seems to be intermittent. Yesterday the hazards wouldnt flash, today they do! Indicators work sometimes or they will indicate for 3 or 4 times then stop and stay constantly lit. Where will I find the relay? Its an S2 Exige.

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