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Message started by MnSpring on 07/13/14 at 14:15:25

Title: Blinker, "Indicator", light
Post by MnSpring on 07/13/14 at 14:15:25

Grew up, not needen no blinkers,
cause coming from a small town,
everyone knew where you were going!

(I'll post a photo, when I learn how to take one from my computer, and put it on, rather from the, 'net', which I know how to do).

Anyway, A Piece of "L" Aluminum.
Drilled two holes, the distance that my windshield rods are.
Attached to one side, a little RPM gauge.
The other side, a cheep, 'lock', (for the numbers),
which I just slotted a piece of plastic,
Epoxied the lock in, then, 'stuck' to to the,
"dash' I made.
Then, a little LED, Red, light, which I ran the wires to inside of the headlight housing. and hooked them up to the front turn signals.
With a, 'Rectifier'.
So now when ether, Turn is on, (ether way),
I can see, a RED light blinking,
Without, having to 'look down',
and taking my eyes off, 'where' I am going.

(Did this on other bikes, but their was only, ONE,
'factory' blinking light. So it was a easy matter of just taping into
the one light, with the bright LED Red light.)

Using a, 'rectifier' came from the EXCELLENT Knowledge,
from this site.
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1189100000
Just read it all, and instead of using a, 'buzzer', use a light.
(And I eliminated the extra, 'Brake Light', cut off)

I always thought a rectifier, converted AC to DC.

Apparently, it Also acts as a, 'One Way', for current.
So, got a, small one, Less then 1/2 the dia of a dime.
Output, 1.5 Amp DC volts, which was plenty for a .2 LED Amp light.

Of course, you could just use 2, 'indicator' lights placed some where.
One for each side.

Just a thought for those, whose hearing is perhaps impaired,
and would rather see a light !

Title: Re: Blinker, "Indacator", light
Post by Dave on 07/14/14 at 04:10:37

Well, a rectifier works to convert AC to DC by turning one side of the AC pulse around and sending the current the other way....so I suppose it could also work to make DC current only go one way.

You could also use a Diode. Here is a link to one that allows you to connect to both turn signal wires (L&R), and run only a single signal light for both turn signals.

http://www.amazon.com/Kuryakyn-4709-Diode-Kit/dp/B000TK7XMY

Dave

Title: Re: Blinker, "Indacator", light
Post by youzguyz on 07/14/14 at 08:18:01

4B707D6A7B776C6A7179746B180 wrote:

Sure thing.. spend 9.69 to have it shipped right to YOUR DOOR!!!

Or.. just go down to Radio Shack.. if there is one close by.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=20843296
$1.49 plus tax.
(Yes, you could buy two diodes instead, but it is cheaper to buy the rectifier)

Yep.. Kuryakyn makes great stuff, but you pay for that name.
:D

Title: Re: Blinker, "Indacator", light
Post by MnSpring on 07/14/14 at 13:16:12

Quote:

That is the exact same thing I used !
And yea, buck & a half, lot cheaper than 10.

I will try to insert a photo from my computer.

Title: Re: Blinker, "Indicator", light
Post by MnSpring on 07/14/14 at 13:18:51

It worked !

(Just could not see it in, 'preview' mode.

Here is the LED I used.