[DML] Re: Turn signals

["ronin5030" <yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The reason a burned out bulb will cause the a rapid flashing has to 
do with the way the relay works (Part #100708). It is like flashing 
Christmas tree lights. When a certain amount of current is flowing, a 
bi-metal strip in the relay will heat up and curl away from the 
contact which disengages the circuit. When it cools down, the metal 
straightens out again, current flows and the process begins again. 
When a bulb is burned out there is less resistance to the flow of 
current which causes the metal strip to heat up quicker so you get 
the faster flashing.

Having said that the problem is either in the flasher relay or there 
is less resistance in the circuit that it was designed for. It could 
be something as simple as the wrong bulb(s).

Mike Walsh
#17084




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