My LED turn signals don't work right: Difference between revisions

 
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====Diode method====
====Diode method====


Using diodes is probably an easier way to do make your new signals work than the LED method described below. It should be easier for most people to solder wires and make a ground using a ring terminal than to fiddle with small parts inside the gauge cluster. Another nice feature of this modification is that any cluster will work, so if the cluster needs to be replaced for any reason, the wiring modification will still be on the bike.
Using diodes is probably an easier way to make your new signals work than the LED method described below. It should be easier for most people to solder wires and make a ground using a ring terminal than to fiddle with small parts inside the gauge cluster. Another nice feature of this modification is that any cluster will work, so if the cluster needs to be replaced for any reason, the wiring modification will still be on the bike.


A diode is a simple one-way valve. It only allows electricity to flow in one direction. This will keep the two turn signal circuits separated. [http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/diode.htm More about diodes]  
A diode is a simple one-way valve. It only allows electricity to flow in one direction. This will keep the two turn signal circuits separated. [http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/diode.htm More about diodes]