LED blinkers aint working?

fighter954rr · 02-05-2009, 3:09 PM

i just bought a set of led indicators for my 02 cbr954rr, wired them up, and nothing? ive heard that they usually flash quicker and you need to get some sort of relay, but these arent doing nout? they are from hong kong

that could be the problem!!!
any help appreciated

denzee · 02-05-2009, 3:44 PM

Was there any difficulty with the wiring? Try one with just supplying 12V. separately from the bike wiring to be sure they work at all. I believe they are polarity sensitive too so be careful.

fighter954rr · 02-05-2009, 3:49 PM

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Originally Posted by denzee

I believe they are polarity sensitive too so be careful.

polarity sensitive? sorry when it comes to electronics i'm feckin useless!

ldavis · 02-05-2009, 4:08 PM

then you prollly shouldn't be hooking them up? it mean they must be wired properly to work at all.. and wiring them the wrong way could render them useless..

Sideshow bob · 02-05-2009, 4:09 PM

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Originally Posted by fighter954rr

polarity sensitive? sorry when it comes to electronics i'm feckin useless!

means....... you need to wire them around the right way

I did one on the duke wrong an it didn't work

fighter954rr · 02-05-2009, 4:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ldavis

then you prollly shouldn't be hooking them up? it mean they must be wired properly to work at all.. and wiring them the wrong way could render them useless..

ive hooked up an indicator before buddy, just not LED ones...

fighter954rr · 02-05-2009, 4:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sideshow bob

means....... you need to wire them around the right way

I did one on the duke wrong an it didn't work

cheers, so if you hook it up the wrong way round the first time does it essentially 'blow' it? i have used led ones before on my f4i and they just wired straight in but flashed real quick so had to get a relay to slow them down...

denzee · 02-05-2009, 4:29 PM

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Originally Posted by fighter954rr

cheers, so if you hook it up the wrong way round the first time does it essentially 'blow' it? i have used led ones before on my f4i and they just wired straight in but flashed real quick so had to get a relay to slow them down...

They should still be fine but they will only work with current going through in one direction. That's what diodes do in LED's (Light Emitting Diode), like a one way valve.

fighter954rr · 02-05-2009, 4:33 PM

right, thanks man, so if they dont work both ways round can i be sure theyre broken?...

ldavis · 02-05-2009, 4:48 PM

yeah that's correct.. wasn't trying to be a smart a$$ just trying to give input..

fighter954rr · 02-05-2009, 5:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ldavis

yeah that's correct.. wasn't trying to be a smart a$$ just trying to give input..

yeah no worries man, cheers for your help, just a shame really they were quite nice lookin and i cant find another pair

Spooner806 · 02-19-2009, 2:42 AM

Take it off, ship it to me, and i'll try it on my bike. Then I'll.. umm... ship it back. *cough cough

fighter954rr · 02-19-2009, 4:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Spooner806

Take it off, ship it to me, and i'll try it on my bike. Then I'll.. umm... ship it back. *cough cough

Haha! Yeah cheers mate! Shouldv mentioned iv got them working now! By the way theres stil some left on ebay if you like them, theyre about 7 quid with postage, just type in led indictors they siould come up!