Hi from Germany once more;-)

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Hvnter

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Just another "Hi from midwestern Germany" here ;-)

Alex, 31, riding motorcycles since being 18; mostly V2s - Harley, Buell, Duc, old Yamaha Bulldog and after an Indian Scout now finally got my FTR 1200 S RR:)

Currently planning loads of little tweaks and mods...
((btw: Does any1 here know what type of resistor is needed per side for 12v/1w LED aftermarket turnsignals?

Kindest Regards:)
Alex
 
kiwi dave

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Hvnter said:
Does any1 here know what type of resistor is needed per side for 12v/1w LED aftermarket turnsignals?
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Do they need a resistor? I'd try first without one. I think the blinkers are controlled by the dashboard and not some bi-metalic switch operating on current & time.

P.S. Just looked at mine. I think they're already LED. No sign of any egress to change a bulb,
 
Murdock

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Yes, they need resistors. I cannot say what is required for a 1w LED, but as an example, the front turnsignals from Wunderkind (FTR specific!) come with 27 ohm resistors.

From where do you come exactly Alex? Midwest sounds like Ruhrgebiet :).
 
kiwi dave

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Are we talking about a series resistor or a parallel one? The series resistor is required to limit the current through the LED, while a parallel one might be required to fool the system that the incandescent bulb has substituted with a lower demanding device, i.e. the LED.
 
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Hvnter

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afaik a parallel resistor is required due to the lower demand of the LED...

I am not really willing to pay that much for the Wunderkind turn signals and therefore looking for a suitable resistor....

@Murdock: Bottrop, nothern Ruhr-Area - right next to Grafenmühle
 
kiwi dave

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Measure the existing current with the existing flasher, and then work out how much the parallel resistor needs to contribute to the resistor/LED combinatio. I hope you are familiar with Ohm's law.
 
kiwi dave

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But I have to ask why? You're not achieving anything by replacing the existing setup with the LED version that you are describing.
 
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Hvnter

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well - more beautiful turn signals and plate relocation?;-)

EDIT: and maybe someone here just knows the right resistor-values/demand of the OEM turn signals for the FTR;-)
 
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tomtom65

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Hvnter said:
Just another "Hi from midwestern Germany" here ;-)

Alex, 31, riding motorcycles since being 18; mostly V2s - Harley, Buell, Duc, old Yamaha Bulldog and after an Indian Scout now finally got my FTR 1200 S RR:)

Currently planning loads of little tweaks and mods...
((btw: Does any1 here know what type of resistor is needed per side for 12v/1w LED aftermarket turnsignals?

Kindest Regards:)
Alex
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HI Alex,

wo bist Du her? Ich wohne in Neuss (bei Düsseldorf).

Viele Grüße
TomTom
 
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