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- From: Frank.Mallory@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Mallory)
- Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
- Path: sparky!uunet!blkcat!Uucp
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: wiring a 6-volt flasher
- Message-ID: <718444781.F00001@blkcat.UUCP>
- Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 09:34:44 -0500
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- RF> I tried putting the power on the `X' pin and the light on the `L' pin,
- RF> with no luck. I've also tried a dozen variations, all without getting
- RF> the light to flash. Questions:
- RF>
- RF> 1. How do I wire this as the equivalent of a two-wire flasher?
- RF> If, as I expect, the `P' pin is for a pilot light, what size
- RF> resistor can I substitute?
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- Just a guess: "P" stands for "Power" (+6v from ignition lead), "X" stands for
- turn signal switch, and "B" is an extra lead for the signal lamp on vehicles
- that don't have separate left/right pilot lamps.
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- RF> 2. Could my experimenting have `cooked' the flasher?
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- Doubtful. But it could have been defective from the start.
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- RF> 3. Would a 12-volt 2-wire flasher work on a 6-volt system?
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- Possibly. But even if you could find one that works on reverse polarity, the
- flash rate would drop substantially.
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