LED indicators and resistors

just wanna confirm that this is correct (i know nothing about electrics at all)



is that how the wires should go ?

also, how do you connect the wires to the resistor ?
thats one thing thats puzzling me,

one more question, supposing i want the indicators to flash fast, am i safe to not bother with the resistors (bearing in mind that i will be putting LED indicators on the front and back of the bike - replacing all the standard ones) will this upset the bikes electrical set-up ? or cause blown fuses or anything ?

apologies for double posting, but i think its nothing compared to the antics of TSM

That indeed is the correct way to wire the resistors. Known as wiring in parallel.

Best off soldering the wires to the resistors . It can be a bit awkward as you'll probably need to route the wires first, and then do the soldering at the bike (instead of indoors).

If you dont know how to solder - get a mate to do it for you. And if you dont know 'a man who can' then you could just remove a small bit of the insulation on the indicator wires, feed the wire through the hole in the leg of the resistor, and wrap it around the resistor leg a few times. Use insulation tape to cover the whole lot over.

Not the neatest way to do the job but it should hold together...I solderd mine and then put all the resistors/connections into a small ziploc bag and tie wrapped it closed at the neck so just the wires came out. Keeps the underseat area tidy...

Running the indis without the resistors will cause no problems with the bike's electrics - just means they'll flash faster - that's all

cheers,

was taught how to soldier in school great fun, melting the soldier down into funny shapes.

i probably wont bother with the resistors then, as i would prefer them to flash fast, and just use billet connectors so i can easily put the OEM ones back on at MOT time.

Hi there just thought i would post up i fitted one of these today

http://www.fastbikebits.com/acatalog...ndicators.html

the 2 pin l.e.d relay which i thought at £9.99 with free postage was not bad price and as i was not happy with my resistors thought i would give it a try.

well after unplugging the wires from the old relay and fitting this one in the little tray under the main seat it works perfect slows the rate down and no need to mess about wiring in any relays.

Always worth a look anyway

i just wired the original bulbs into the circuit didnt bother with the resistors and they dont slow the indi's down enough. I taped the bulbs up and hid them down the inside of the seat attached to the frame.

Works first class

darryl

Just a quick question.
I have just made a rear numberplate light, and the resistor is only wired into the positive side, to drop the voltage from the 12v bike supply to the 4.5v the led's need to run. How come when wiring up the indicators the resistor is in parralel, is it to do with the way the relay works?

Just a quick question.
I have just made a rear numberplate light, and the resistor is only wired into the positive side, to drop the voltage from the 12v bike supply to the 4.5v the led's need to run. How come when wiring up the indicators the resistor is in parralel, is it to do with the way the relay works?

decided im not gonna bother with the resistors,

i went down to a car shop and got some bullet connectors, so all i do is solder the wires to the connectors, and in future, if i wanna change my indicators back to standard, just unplug the new ones, and plug the old ones back in.

is this a good idea ? also solves the waterproofing problem (as there supposedly waterproof)

Originally Posted by gc350

How come when wiring up the indicators the resistor is in parralel, is it to do with the way the relay works?

The relay flip when the heat builds up to a certain point. When it flips the current is shut off to the relay and the lights. Once it cools to a certain point it flops and the lights come back on and the heat builds up again.