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honks
Joined: Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 214 Location: ipswich
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i just wired up some led tail lights on my zook they are 12v trailer lights but now my indicators flash fast not like they did before how do i fix this?
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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put a LED flasher can in it, have a search as i think someone talked about putting a resistor in to slow them down.
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dunnjab

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Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 93 Location: Sunshine Coast QLD
Vehicle: 94 Sierra
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LED draw a lot less current then standered lights. You will have to buy a resistor for it, they sell them at most automative shops like autobarn. I remember want33's posting a really good resistor where its just plug in...
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benji
Joined: Sun Apr 04, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 266 Location: coffs harbour
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 Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 1:50 am |
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you can put a resistor in, you just wire them in accross the pos and neg to load the circuit up they get pretty hot though
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want33s

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Joined: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 8134 Location: Sunshine Coast Qld
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dunnjab wrote: LED draw a lot less current then standered lights. You will have to buy a resistor for it, they sell them at most automative shops like autobarn. I remember want33's posting a really good resistor where its just plug in...
No, I just fitted an LED flasher can. Much better than putting resistors in.
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dunnjab

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Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 93 Location: Sunshine Coast QLD
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pyrohamish
Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 331 Location: Fremantle, WA
Vehicle: '85 Sierra LWB Ute, Lkd 33's
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Go an electronic flasher unit that way it wont matter what sort of lights are hooked up anywhere.
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neofitou
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 1088 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: 00 Jimny, 63 Haffy
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just a note, the LED flasher cans are illegal to run as it doesnt flash faster or give you other feedback when a light isnt working. the resistors are legal though.
I run a LED flasher, Dont buy the cheapest eBay ones, I had one that only worked properly when the engine was not running.
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royce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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there are ADR compliant LED flashers, jsut not for 20c off ebay 
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neofitou
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 1088 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: 00 Jimny, 63 Haffy
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cairns27
Joined: Thu Dec 23, 2010 7:42 pm Posts: 489 Location: Macleay Island
Vehicle: '95 Vitara JXI LWB G16B
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I got a electronic flasher ,led tail lightd dtill flash to fast...unit must be led specfic...load bearing.....whilst the guy was trying to find one that would fit ,one auto elect said fit resistors, they don't get hot ,he's fitted hundreds,
the next one in the stoe said just let them flash fast like everyone else.
bye
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