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Re: [Healeys] Turn Signals

To: Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe@gmail.com>, Engl <engl@accesscomm.ca>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Turn Signals
From: jim via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 02:17:18 +0000 (UTC)
Cc: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
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  . As the signal light flashers ground through the signal lights, there ha=
s to be something to provide a higher resistance than pure LED=E2=80=99s.

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Are you SURE you mean "higher resistance than pure LED's?=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
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Back in the old days signal flashers were composed of (among other things) =
with a "bi-metallic strip".=C2=A0 The purpose of said strip was to bend whe=
n heated by current flowing through an associated heating element and inter=
rupt (flash) the bulbs.=C2=A0 If normal signal bulbs (1157 type) operated a=
t nominal 2 amperes current flow, 2 in parallel (front and rear per side) f=
low 4 amps would flow through the flasher.=C2=A0=C2=A0 A standard single ju=
nction LED can "light" with around 20 milliamperes of current.=C2=A0 High c=
urrent LEDs or LEDs with associated ballast resistors are necessary to flow=
 the MUCH higher current needed by the non-electronic flasher
Jim
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            <div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, s=
ans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">. As the signal light flashers gro=
und through the signal lights, there has to be something to provide a highe=
r resistance than pure LED=E2=80=99s.<br><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=
=3D"ydp4c5dc9c9yqt7847204469" id=3D"ydp4c5dc9c9yqtfd72219"><br clear=3D"non=
e"><div>&gt; <br></div><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false=
">Are you SURE you mean "higher resistance than pure LED's?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p; <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr" data-setdir=3D"false">Back in the old days signal flashers were compose=
d of (among other things) with a "bi-metallic strip".&nbsp; The purpose of =
said strip was to bend when heated by current flowing through an associated=
 heating element and interrupt (flash) the bulbs.&nbsp; If normal signal bu=
lbs (1157 type) operated at nominal 2 amperes current flow, 2 in parallel (=
front and rear per side) flow 4 amps would flow through the flasher.&nbsp;&=
nbsp; A standard single junction LED can "light" with around 20 milliampere=
s of current.&nbsp; High current LEDs or LEDs with associated ballast resis=
tors are necessary to flow the MUCH higher current needed by the non-electr=
onic flasher</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Jim<br></div>_______________________________=
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