I do not know if the 12 volt bulb works the same as a 6 volt LED, but
what some have had to do on there 6 volt positive ground systems is to
wire in one incandescent bulb into the turn signal circuit. They
usually hide that one bulb in the trunk or behind the grill. That one
bulb creates enough resistance to allow the flasher to work. I am a
newbie to Triumphs, so in this case I may be talking through my hat.
D Patrick
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Subject: Re: [TR] LEDs & Flasher
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 13:55:15 -0700
From: Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
CC: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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<0794DD1FF011B0439CDB3FAED80789F513BF260D@G5W2065.americas.hpqcorp.net>
<4BFB0D95.1050901@comcast.net>
> If the you switch to LED's the elves will get confused,
> panic and flash too fast. They do the same thing when one of the turn
> signals burns out.
The LEDs draw much less current than even one incandescent bulb. In my
limited tests, both the original flasher and the non-LED electronic types
(at least the Tridon EL13 I tested) will fail to flash at all, with only LED
bulbs.
The only flashers that will work in all cases are the ones that take a
separate ground wire (so they can get enough power to operate without having
to pull it through the LEDs).
-- Randall
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