[TR] TR3 Turn Signal Flasher Failures

[William Brewer]

     I was burning out flashers before I installed the buzzer. The buzzer was
put in because I couldn't see the turn signal indicator light with the tonneau
halfway unzipped and would end up driving around with the turn signal on... I
doubt that the buzzer draws much current.
     The problem is that if I take
the buzzer out it will probably work as usual and then burn out in about 2
years again. There would be no way of knowing until then and I have already
proven that they burn out without the buzzer in the past.
     I'll check the
bulb voltages. I think that years ago I upgraded the bulbs to a brighter bulb
than the l157's or whatever they are. Maybe that is the problem.

     Bill in
Tehachapi



________________________________
 From: Geo Hahn
<ahwahneetr at gmail.com>
To: William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a at att.net> 
Cc: Triumphs
<triumphs at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 1:15 PM
Subject: Re:
[TR] TR3 Turn Signal Flasher Failures
 


On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 12:28 PM,
William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a at att.net> wrote:

About every 3 years my TR3A turn
signal flasher starts malfunctioning...
>I order them two at a time now...
 
 
Bill --
 
I'd say something is wrong here.  I've had the same old Lucas 'Do
Not Drop' flasher for 30+ years, possibly original to the car:
 
http://tinyurl.com/lj5g25s
 
What's the detail on that buzzer?  Since that is
the one non-standard component I wonder if it is creating a load that is hard
on the flasher?
 
Disclaimer:  I really have no idea what I'm talking about of
course.
 
Geo