Changed all bulbs to led bulbs and put electric flasher in now I don’t have turn or hazard or brake lights.what did I do wrong
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The electronic flashers which direct-fit into the 2 prong socket require a certain minimal amount of current flow to operate their own internal electronics. Since the path to ground goes through the bulbs, when 100% of the bulbs are LED, some of the flashers just don't work.
To prove this, swap any one of your light bulbs back to incandescent and verify that the flasher flashes. If it does not, the flasher itself may be defective.
There are flashers which are sold that have an extra dedicated ground wire, and those ones should work when 100% of bulbs are LED.
Are your cluster indicator bulbs also LED? I'm surprised those aren't enough to let it work, if they aren't LED.
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EL-12 is the direct swap electronic flasher. It does still need one bulb or a resistor on each side to work properly. Otherwise I think you would need one of those 2 prong flashers with the added wire and ring terminal to tie to chassis ground. I don't remember which model flasher that one was. EL13 maybe?
But yeah, if nothing flashes, try putting one real bulb back in and see if it works. If so, add a "LED swap resistor" to each tail light or front blinker. That should sort it.
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Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.
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Originally posted by rellik god View PostWhat’s a good led electronic flasher.cluster indicator bulbs are LED
This is just an example, I realize .ca is not the right Amazon for you, and I'm also sure there's a cheaper one somewhere else: https://www.amazon.ca/United-Pacific.../dp/B075G5XX5K
The basic idea is that rather than grounding its internal timer circuit and relay through the lighting circuit through the bulbs, it grounds those functions through the wire, so the relay just toggles the circuit on/off, which should solve your problem. Sly is also correct that a resistor should do the job as well, if there's a spot you feel like mounting and wiring one in, and maybe you already have a baggie of them because Amazon only sold them in a 10-pack when you needed 2 for a project, 10 years ago. I know I do lol.
I have bought the Scott Drake adjustable electronic flasher a long time ago when I was trying to tune my sequential turn signals to my liking, and didn't really end up liking the flash rates it offered, but it does work for this application as well as it has the extra ground wire. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sdk-stlevf13350
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yeah... that's the flasher I was thinking of... that United Pacific 90650.
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Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.
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and people wonder why my cars still run original type bulbs and thermal flashers like they were built with 40 years ago.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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Yeah... but with the way people drive around here... getting as much light as possible coming out of those old dull tail lights saves my neck from further injury. Kinda why I did it.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
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Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.
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Yes the substitution of a two prong electronic flasher with a ground pigtail is the easiest option that should work just fine.
Same as Sly just 1/2 price
This one worked for me
https://www.ebay.com/itm/141586901963
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That looks like part of the brake light switch stuff.~David~
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Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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The arrow in the cluster may be bad timing bulb burn out. The hazard flasher is on the back side of the fuse box. So yeah, need 2 flashers.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.
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