Re: headlight relays - now fast blinker SOLVED!!!

[Mark Mages <wasserbox@yahoo.com>]

Gonna have to try this.... well, as soon as it stops
raining and I get some time.  Thanks for the ideas.


--- Jeffrey Wheeler <j_dubbya@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Gerry nailed it.  I remembered upon reading his post
> that I'd removed that
> bulb from its socket (for no apparent reason) and
> noticed some corrosion at
> the side contact point.  I just put the bulb back in
> and forgot about it,
> until now.  I guess what little conductivity that
> was left was further
> diminished by my meddling.  Anyway, I was able to
> sandpaper the contact
> points in about 30 sec. on my lunch break, and it
> works fine now.  Thanks,
> Gerry!
> 
> Thanks also to everyone else who replied.  It's a
> wonderful thing to toss a
> problem out there and get multiple well-reasoned
> responses in a matter of
> hours.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Reichelt" <greichelt@mmcable.com>
> To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 10:24 AM
> Subject: RE: headlight relays - now fast blinker
> 
> 
> >    Corrosion between the bulb and its base can
> also reduce the load
> > resulting in a faster flash rate. Try cleaning the
> contacts in the base
> and
> > on the bulb with fine sandpaper.
> >    Gerry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Subject: Re: headlight relays - now fast blinker
> >
> > Mark Mages wrote:
> > > FWIW - mine have always done this.  All of my
> bulbs
> > > are working.  I have just dealt with it for 3
> years.
> > > IF anyone does know WTF is up with this, lemme
> know
> > > too please.
> >
> >    Mark, it could be possible that since all of
> your bulbs are working,
> > that perhaps you have a bulb that isnt the 21w as
> should be.  If the
> > circuit has less of a load, it will blink faster. 
> Do both sides blink
> > at the same rate when you use your blinkers, or is
> the one side usually
> > faster?
> >
> >  Andre'
> >
> >
> >
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Mark
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