LEDS for front Turn Signals won't work By barry (Read 1,958 times)

[alleyoop]

The Flasher is behind your instrument panel, so you have to take the windshield off and the front panel and the little black panel that hooks onto your instrument panel.

CONCERNING the color of the LEDS, get the same color as the LENS they will be BRIGHTER THAN WHITE LEDS.

That is why they sell RED LEDS and AMBER LEDS, otherwise they would just sell WHITE.
Alleyoop

[barry]

Great Idea,
How do I do that..? How do I change my wires around..?
And why do the regular bulbs work..?

barry

[alleyoop]

No, what he meant is turn the bulb 180 degrees from the way you currently have it.
Alleyoop

[barry]

Great,
I'll do that before I put in the new flasher. Wait, what..? Turn the bulbs around..? So I take them out, turn it so it go 's in with the other side's pin...
OK, I think I get it but why would both LED's be out..? Do I have both of them in wrong or backwards..? I don't know, I'll try it tomorrow, Almost bed time now......

[justbuggin2]

LEDs are light emitting diodes current only goes through them in one way reg bulbs current can go though both ways if the bulb will only if one way you will need to switch the wires from side to side you may need to cut and splice them to do so

[barry]

Well boys and girls,
I want to thank everyone for helping me. So I don't want you to take this the wrong. After all were all backyard mechanics. Today was fun. A learning experience. It's the LED lights themselves that's part of the problem. The pins on the lights aren't 180* apart like the sockets are, one slot directly across but on the other side of the socket. These bulbs are more like 145*. If you cut the bulb in half, both pins would be on the same side. Only one pin can go into a slot. The other side is off by 1/4" therefore both pins will go in at the same time. So no push and twist, more like cram and jam then twist and shout. I broke one....I felt happy. I thinking of braking the other one. I went back the standard amber bulbs and they continue to work fine, dull but fine. I followed a link on this board to get my LED'S, oh also a suggestion was made to change my flasher to a LED flasher. So I did. The picture shown here was a square relay with 3 pronged 12v LED push and play. I noticed mine is a sealed round unit, nothing written on it with 2 wire's that's connected to a standard white plug 6" away.
Anyway I'm trying to save power for my new 12v 50w headlights. Kind of thin, long and pointed with a blue tip. Like a car headlight bulb. More of a white light than the standard amber appearing bulbs. Really cool but I need to change the other lights to LED's so not to drain the battery. Brake and little running lights work fine so, I need better 12v Amber LED front and rear turn signal lights. Correct pins with a long front amber LED cluster lights that can be easily seen from the side of my scoot. For the back a big rear cluster of LED's would be best for brake lights.
Can anyone help..?

barry

[barry]

Oh, you guys,
Remember also that turn signals only have 1 ( one) contact point. There's no Hi beam or brighter brake light so no duel filament,( two contact points like on a head light bulb or the stop lights). Turn signals only have one contact point. So I don't think polarity has anything to do with it. There's no hot and ground, only on and off, right..?

barry

[alleyoop]

I do not have LEDs on my FRONT TURN SIGNAL so that I would not know. BUT I do have LEDS for the REAR TURN SIGNALS and LEDS for the RUNNING LIGHTS(which do have two filiments in the bulbs) so one bulb runs the running lights and also the brake lights.

As for the instrument panel little wedge lights they do need to go in only one way. THOSE I KNOW if you plug it in and do not work you need to turn them 180 degrees.
Alleyoop

[barry]

Thanks alleyoop,
I guess I'll forget about the front LED turn signals for now. I'll get more for the back ( they worked fine in the back once you got the cockeyed bastard in there but totally dead in front). Right now i got running lights ( T-10 LEDs) and LED break lights. What colors do you have for your dash..? Are those T-10's too..?

[tvnacman]

Barry , the led's will work with acv provided the cathode is on the ground side .

John

[barry]

Thanks John,

I have no idea what means......

barry

[justbuggin2]

polarity does have alot to do with LEDs as current only flow one way through them

[barry]

Ahh,
For the front turn signals the green ( ground ) wire is tucked down the outer side of the outer side of the socket and the blue (hot) goes through the bottom in the middle of the socket to the contact point. Crimp the hot wire. let the spring return to the top and boom a working front turn signal....except for LED's. The back turn lights can run either with no problem. regular bulbs or LED's. 2 wires. hot and ground. Works with filament bulbs, won't work with LED's. I don't think polarity is a problem here.
So let's recap, amber LED's I ordered have odd placed pins that don't line up with cut outs on the front turn sockets. When pushed hard enough to make contact, nothing happens but filament bulbs work fine. Have gone back to my old factory bulbs....screw it.

[rich46]

Hi on your post if not 180* apart, take a file on the 145* & file down smooth. One post will
Hold in socket, used this idea, many years ago, The QC is poor, hope this helps.

[barry]

[/img]Does anyone know where I can the type of LED Flasher that goes to my bike..? I have a Johway YY250T and MY flasher unit is Round with No Pins sitting in a little rubber ring like a cup holder behind the dashboard with Wires about 6" long ending with a standard White Connector.
Does anyone know where I can find this type of LED Flasher..?

thanks
barry

p.s. I have a picture but don't know how to post it.