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Old 08-10-17, 12:42 PM   #2
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Default Re: LED leading indicator help

if you have a proper 7pin led relay then you dont need to bridge any pins. my guess is that you have the wires round the wrong way on one or more with your indicators. an led only works if the power is flowing in the correct direction, its in the name Light Emitting DIODE.

suzuki 'earth' is black with white tracer all other colours are 'live' including black.

take the indicators and connect each one to a battery, when the indicator lights up then you have the correct wiring orientation so mark the wire that is connected on the indicator that goes to the red (positive) wire on the battery with some tape, sometimes they work in both directions in which case mark the wire that is not black with white tracer. the other wire is the 'ground' (black with white tracer). when connecting the indicators to the bikes loom you connect the wire with the tape to a colour usually green (right side) and usually black (left side) for the bikes indicator loom then connect the other wire to black/white.

top tip: most indicators have a drain hole in them so have a good look at the joint between the lens and casing for a small hole/slit/dimple. you want the 'hole' to the bottom when the indicator is fitted or the indicator will fill up with moisture/water.
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