My bike has inline resistors im guessing to slow the rate of blinking...but one of them fell off and since then the left blinker doesnt work. Well i tried just wiring the wires directly but it keeps blowing a fuse and smoking i dont know why maybe because all the other wires are still on resistors? So what kind of resistor do i need and can i get them at home depot or anywhere local?

 

are you sure the left blinker isn't working because a resistor fell off?

my diagnosis would be that the left bulb just needs to be replaced

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it is not the bulb

 

If it's a blown resistor, which is pretty rare, it should just blink fast. If its not blinking, you should check to make sure that the bulb is getting juice. Also check the ground at the bulb. Then check the switch to see if it's throwing juice out the left. Are there separate left and right turn signal fuses?

 

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the resistor is GONE not blown i just want to know what kind of resistor it is and if i can get it at locally

Yes ive already tested it ona multimeter and swapped the bulbs im SURE its the fact the resistor is GONE.

 

Is it LED's or a bulb?


R = (VS - VL) / I

VS = supply voltage
VL = LED voltage (usually 2V, but 4V for blue and white LEDs)
I = LED current (e.g. 20mA), this must be less than the maximum permitted

So like a 12V system minus a 2V led divided by 20mA (0.02A) = 500ohm resistor

 

its just a bulb up front no led's

so its just 500 resistor they are all the same? Do i need anything else to get the bare wire into the resistor? sorry im totally clueless when it comes to electrical


do you know why it smokes and blows the fuse every single time i connect the wire without the resistor

 

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so its just 500 resistor they are all the same? Do i need anything else to get the bare wire into the resistor? sorry im totally clueless when it comes to electrical


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usually means there's a short. i dont think its the resistor really. but yea.. 500 to 850 should do the trick even with a bulb. i'd just grab a few from 100 to 1000 and use the highest ones 1st. then lower the values until ur happy. if it doesnt seem high enough with the 1000, just line up a few of them in series to add resistance.