jdub
Tuned and Synch'ed
I installed a Denali B6 third brake light along the bottom edge of the license plate and it is quite bright, easily overpowering the stock brake light. At the same time, I tried to install a brake light flasher but could not get it to work. I've installed the same make/model of flasher in two other bikes and they work great.
The flasher worked fine when I tested it and the B6 on the bench, but I can't get the flasher to work on my '15 Norge. I think it is because the brake wire (yellow/green) has 7 volts even when the brake is not activated. Both the stock brake light and the B6 go to full brightness when the brake is activated, but the only time there is any flashing is when the ignition is first turned on. Even then, the flashing (at both lights) is at a rather dim level. What is weird to me is that the stock brake light flashes as well during the ignition key-on. Somehow, the flasher is able to make the stock brake light flash despite a constant 12 volt feed to that light when the brake is activated. The flasher simply taps into the 12 volt feed but I don't see how it can alter that feed.
I am willing to try a different flasher if anyone has had success with it. On the other hand, if the presence of 7 volts in the brake wire when the brake is not activated is abnormal, I will need to do some more troubleshooting. Any suggestions?
The flasher worked fine when I tested it and the B6 on the bench, but I can't get the flasher to work on my '15 Norge. I think it is because the brake wire (yellow/green) has 7 volts even when the brake is not activated. Both the stock brake light and the B6 go to full brightness when the brake is activated, but the only time there is any flashing is when the ignition is first turned on. Even then, the flashing (at both lights) is at a rather dim level. What is weird to me is that the stock brake light flashes as well during the ignition key-on. Somehow, the flasher is able to make the stock brake light flash despite a constant 12 volt feed to that light when the brake is activated. The flasher simply taps into the 12 volt feed but I don't see how it can alter that feed.
I am willing to try a different flasher if anyone has had success with it. On the other hand, if the presence of 7 volts in the brake wire when the brake is not activated is abnormal, I will need to do some more troubleshooting. Any suggestions?