Blinkers/Hazzards stop working when headlights turned on...

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Ive got what your sayin on the flasher just never heard it refered as an elctronic.
this what I mean by hyper leds
www.hyper-leds.weebly.com

Id just have to find a squarebody to play with to come up with a solution for ya. You can try the resistors and see what happens
 

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Ive got what your sayin on the flasher just never heard it refered as an elctronic.
this what I mean by hyper leds
www.hyper-leds.weebly.com

Id just have to find a squarebody to play with to come up with a solution for ya. You can try the resistors and see what happens

ok thanks. ill try resistors and see
 

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ya got any idea what ohmage/wattage resitors i should get? also will it make the lights dimmer?
 

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ill have to see what ours are I usally dont sell em I reccomend flashers but in your case u have already tried that
 

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Still no solution eh???
 

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I gave up. I got one more source I am waiting on on another forum who has connections in this field. If I hear anything useful from him I will post it.
 

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Remember - the "D" in LED stands for diode. A diode is basically an electronic check valve.

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It would seem that, since current flow through an LED is only in one direction, it won't work like an incandescent lamp. Without extreme mods, i.e. dual/reversed LEDS in one socket, you can't have alternating marker/parking lights - with the parking lights on.


Good reading on LED's here:

http://www.bcae1.com/led.htm
 
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Remember - the "D" in LED stands for diode. A diode is basically an electronic check valve.

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It would seem that, since current flow through an LED is only in one direction, it won't work like an incandescent lamp. Without extreme mods, i.e. dual/reversed LEDS in one socket, you can't have alternating marker/parking lights - with the parking lights on.


Good reading on LED's here:

http://www.bcae1.com/led.htm

i have an idea, instead of puttin in reversed leds... just wire diodes in parallel with the wires
 

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great the problem i was having was when the park lights were led.... without the side marker problem.... i gotta figure this out...
 

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got my uncle on the case, hes an electrical engineer. he seems to know what the problem(s) are and has come up with some solutions. hopefully itll work! if its resolved ill make a how to for those who want to go to leds in the future :Big Laugh:
 

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oh yea!!! got the leds in the sidemarkers to work EXACTLY as if from the factory. turns out using relays was the best option. i made up a diagram to show how.
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:big_banana_Dance:
 

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oh yea!!! got the leds in the sidemarkers to work EXACTLY as if from the factory. turns out using relays was the best option. i made up a diagram to show how.
attachment.php


:big_banana_Dance:

I'll have to study this but GOOD JOB!!!! :High 5:
 

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