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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: weaselnoze on May 17, 2005, 08:17:22 PM

Title: turn signal short?
Post by: weaselnoze on May 17, 2005, 08:17:22 PM
well my cheap ass signals decided to fall apart internally.  both front signals.  so i took them completely apart and resolderd the contact points.  worked good for an hour or so.  tehn all the sudden when i put my left signals on they didnt work.  the headlight would dim at the same rate the signals should blink and the indicator light would blink verrrry dim.  would a bad solder, possibly causing a short, cause these symptoms?
Title: Re: turn signal short?
Post by: John Bates on May 18, 2005, 06:23:54 AM
Quote from: weaselnoze..................... when i put my left signals on ............ the headlight would dim at the same rate the signals should blink and the indicator light would blink verrrry dim.  would a bad solder, possibly causing a short, cause these symptoms?

Because your headlight also dims, it sounds like a partial short to ground of the 12V wire.

Do you get the same reaction on the right turn signal?

:cheers:
Title: turn signal short?
Post by: weaselnoze on May 18, 2005, 07:13:13 AM
left side only.  and it affects front and rear.
Title: turn signal short?
Post by: weaselnoze on May 18, 2005, 03:36:28 PM
checked them when i got off work.  in the bulb fixture thing there was a short.  resoldered and it works.