- Fri May 17, 2019 2:42 pm
#83113
Hi guys may be of use to you if you are fitting LED indicators to your Enfield, I have a 2015 EFI, decided to fit small bright LED indicator units to replace the standard rather large indicators on stalks, first problem was indis taken off had 2 wires replacement indis 3 wires?oh dear wasnt expecting that!!! after fitting the new indis and hours of combinations with the wires I eventually managed to get them working or at least flashing but 4 way flashing like hazzard lights which ever way I switched them? forums on the net said I needed a LED adjustable flasher unit with a resister in which would sort the problem, no it didnt!! then by chance I found somebody that seemed to know about the problem, I was at wits end so I had nothing to loose so I carried out the procedure he suggested and it worked !!!
His suggestion in short is forget all about resisters and flasher units the problem is the speedo tell tail light because it has two live wires going to it and no earth? didnt believe it at first but he was right, when you switch the indis it puts 12v into one wire in the light and 3v into the other wire then alternates when you switch the other way, normal bulbs do not recognize the small 3v only the 12v switching voltage, how ever LEDs recognize voltage as low as 1.5 volts so when fitted the fire all 4 lights!!
To correct this cut one wire from the speedo tell tail and earth it in the headlamp, join the other end you have cut to the other wire then just before each cut sat 2 inches cut both wires and solder 2 DIODEs into the wires ( cost 99p for 10 Ebay), then earth each new LED indi unit individually, only use two wires power in and earth the other and blak off the other wire.
His suggestion in short is forget all about resisters and flasher units the problem is the speedo tell tail light because it has two live wires going to it and no earth? didnt believe it at first but he was right, when you switch the indis it puts 12v into one wire in the light and 3v into the other wire then alternates when you switch the other way, normal bulbs do not recognize the small 3v only the 12v switching voltage, how ever LEDs recognize voltage as low as 1.5 volts so when fitted the fire all 4 lights!!
To correct this cut one wire from the speedo tell tail and earth it in the headlamp, join the other end you have cut to the other wire then just before each cut sat 2 inches cut both wires and solder 2 DIODEs into the wires ( cost 99p for 10 Ebay), then earth each new LED indi unit individually, only use two wires power in and earth the other and blak off the other wire.