flasher unit/relay

RSVkwackers · Jan 5, 2010

i've just brought some new rear indicators which are 23w bulbed items....i already have 23w motrax ones on the front and the flash rate was ok with the std 10w flasher unit.
now that i'll have 23w all round can i just get a 23w flasher unit and get the correct rate or should i just get some 10w bulbs??:dunno

Rich · Jan 5, 2010

Hi, yes if you swap the flasher unit for a 21w one it should work ok with the mini indicators. You won't be able to get 10w bulbs for the mini indicators. However, a better solution would be an LED flasher unit as these flash at a constant rate with pretty much any load.

knightster · Jan 5, 2010

had exactly the same probs kwacks, i just went for a universal £7 relay. pop him on and your good to go. i spent ages trawling around the web for 10 watt bulbs for mini blinkers with off-set pins! no where sold em.

little1uk · Jan 5, 2010

Thats what i did on my last mille, 23 front and 10 in the back, worked fine, possibly flashed slower but nothing to get the MOT man bothered about :thumbup

RSVkwackers · Jan 5, 2010

cheers fellas.....much appreciated....got a flasher unit off the bay for a £5 delivered!

bod1212 · Jan 7, 2010

Had the same problem, found some 6w ones at work which are well bright enough, Lucas part no. LLB434, can send some to anybody if theyre having the same problem, just pm me.

jon_melson · Jan 10, 2010

Right....
I'm having huge grief with my winkies.

I bought Hein Gericke indicators last week just to go on the rear, little arrow ones, 12 watt. Fitted them and of course they didn't work.

I went out and bought a resistor from the local bike shop, but no joy.
Then I went to Hein Gericke and bought resisitors from them.
(Unsurprisingly still didn't flash properly).

My understanding of electrickery is pretty poor- I just want to have pretty little indicators on the back and for them to work!

What do I need so that I can run either:

a) Standard 10 watt front + 12 watt rear indictors?

b) 12 watt winkies front and rear?

A 12 watt bulb has less resistance than a 10 watt, right, so surely there must be some sort of resistor that'll do the job?

jon_melson · Jan 10, 2010

Also, further to bod1212's post, in the Lucas catalogue there are 12v 10w bulbs which are the same fittings as the LLB434.

Is that worth knowing?

firestorm78 · Jan 10, 2010

jon are they LED indicators, not trying to teach you to suck eggs but you know they will only connect one way round , you sure you have them the right way.
Sorry dude if this is a stupid reply to you but I have known people do it!

jon_melson · Jan 11, 2010

All help appreciated, and whilst they aren't LED I think I wish they were!

These are 12w filament bulb mini indicators, as opposed to the 10w 'standard' winkies we all know and love...

It seems the Jap bikes use 21w electrics so it's easy enough to slip in a 12w bulb and load a resistor in to increase the current draw and make everything work.

I'm totally confuzzled with all this stuff.

abornemonkey · Jan 31, 2010

HAd the same problem after I bught mini winkers without checking the wattage, however checkout http://www.bitzforbikes.co.uk, they have the lower wattage bulbs on their website.

Rich · Jan 31, 2010

As I said before, best way round this is to buy an electronic 2 pin LED type flasher relay. They flash at a constant rate with any load, meaning you can fit any combination of bulbs or LEDs without a problem. Only thing I had to do was switch the pins in the relay connector.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360171012843

jon_melson · Feb 1, 2010

I ended up buying a universal flasher relay off of ebay for £7.50 including postage, and it's as good as gold.

Fitted straight on, didn't need to swap anything and it is both silent + faultless in its operation.

I now agree that these are the way forward.

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