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First off, bike is a 1993 1100. I put an integrated LED tail/brake/turn light on it. It was originally for a gsxr but I changed the rear so it fits, anyway.
I made up LED signals for the sides to put near the rear in order to make my turnals more visible. They contain 10 LEDs each, wired 2 x (5 LEDs + resistor) in parallel.
The rear turn signal currently on the bike has a load resistor wired in parallel in order to increase current draw and trip the flasher unit.
Here is the problem:
Side LED strip wired in parallel with rear turn signal
- Rear and front signals turn on and blink
- Nothing happens with the side signal
Side LED strip wired in series with the rear turn signal (after both the LEDs and the resistor)
- Rear and front signals turn on but are steady
- Side signal turns on but is also steady
- Obviously this is because the added resistance of the 2 turn signals is causing a drop in current flow and not tripping the flasher unit.
And yes, I did check polarity on the LEDs when i hooked them up. I took a tap wire off of the circuit so that I could check to make sure that positive went with positive and neg with neg, etc.
Any ideas?
I have a pic of the circuit diagram showing the set up. But I can upload it right now. Reached my 2 mb limit.
I made up LED signals for the sides to put near the rear in order to make my turnals more visible. They contain 10 LEDs each, wired 2 x (5 LEDs + resistor) in parallel.
The rear turn signal currently on the bike has a load resistor wired in parallel in order to increase current draw and trip the flasher unit.
Here is the problem:
Side LED strip wired in parallel with rear turn signal
- Rear and front signals turn on and blink
- Nothing happens with the side signal
Side LED strip wired in series with the rear turn signal (after both the LEDs and the resistor)
- Rear and front signals turn on but are steady
- Side signal turns on but is also steady
- Obviously this is because the added resistance of the 2 turn signals is causing a drop in current flow and not tripping the flasher unit.
And yes, I did check polarity on the LEDs when i hooked them up. I took a tap wire off of the circuit so that I could check to make sure that positive went with positive and neg with neg, etc.
Any ideas?
I have a pic of the circuit diagram showing the set up. But I can upload it right now. Reached my 2 mb limit.
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