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Re: Using a lighting board makes my indicators strange....

To: "A.D.Smith" <as@boris.umds.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Using a lighting board makes my indicators strange....
From: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 10:10:38 -0500
This sounds like the same problem encountered when connecting a trailer to
a vehicle.  The solution is a heavy duty flasher.

John McEwen





>Strange title, strange effect.  I built a lighting board over
>the weekend to use when I'm carrying a bike on the back of
>my midget - it has a numberplate, and a set of lights, all
>connected via a 7-way plug to the cars electrics.
>
>Everything works fine apart from the indicators.  When they're
>connected, the indicators flash very quickly, and not anywhere
>near as bright as normal.  I'm putting this down to the fact
>that having two sets of rear indicator bulbs in parallel
>instead of the normal one makes the resistance less, and so
>the flasher heats up quicker, and flashes at a quicker rate.
>
>So, what can I do, apart from disconnecting the normal indicators
>when I'm carrying the bikes and lighting board ?
>
>Anyone else had similar experiences ?
>
>Andy
>
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